Welcome to Alma ...The village of Alma is located in Marion County<1>. The pronunciation of Alma: AL-muh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Alma has a population of 306 people<3> (see below for details). Alma is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Alma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Alma: 618 & 730<5> The ZIP code for Alma: 62807<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alma had an population of 306 people. This is a decrease of 4.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.73% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Alma had a population of 320 people. This makes Alma the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 320 people, the population of Alma decreased 17.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 386 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Alma. Communities Also Named Alma ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Alma: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Saint Clair County. Beyond Illinois, there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), 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. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alma ...Looking for more information about Alma? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Alma, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alma. Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alma 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 Alma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma. Footnotes ...
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