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Welcome to Alma ...

So far, we found very little information about Alma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alma, please Contact Us.

Alma would have been located within present day Santa Cruz County<2>.

We don't have a date for the establishment of Alma. The community was inundated by the Lexington Reservoir.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Alma is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Alma was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Alma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Alma: This one is located in Santa Cruz County and the other is located in Santa Clara County.

Beyond California, there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alma.

Communities near Alma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alma.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alma.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alma. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alma.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma. See our Newspapers Page for Alma.

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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