Welcome to Alice ...

Alice is located in Linn County<1>.

The location of Alice has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alice, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Alice is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alice is within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Alice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Alice - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alice ...

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

• Cedar Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <4>
• Marion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Hiawatha
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
• Vinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Robins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
  • Robins is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
• Fairfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
• Center Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Atkins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkins <4>
• Urbana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Central City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alice ...

Looking for more information about Alice? 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 Alice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alice.

Adding Alice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alice 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 for Alice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alice post office opened in 1892.

We also found Alice on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alice.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alice. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/