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Welcome to Allenhurst ...

Allenhurst is located in Brevard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allenhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Allenhurst is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Allenhurst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Allenhurst: 321

Communities Also Named Allenhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Allenhurst - they are located in Georgia, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Allenhurst ...

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

  • Titusville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Turnbull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Turnbull is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
  • Mims
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsmoor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aurantia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Indian River City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
  • Maytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Maytown is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Cow Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cow Creek is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek

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 Allenhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allenhurst.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allenhurst. 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 Allenhurst.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allenhurst ...

Looking for more information about Allenhurst? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Allenhurst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Allenhurst.

Adding Allenhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allenhurst in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allenhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Allenhurst post office opened in 1909. The Allenhurst post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allenhurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Brevard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allenhurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/