Welcome to Alert ...

Alert is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Alert is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alert: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Alert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Alert - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Alert ...

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

• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Alert to Columbus
• Seymour
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seymour
  • From Alert to Seymour
• Greensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• North Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Vernon
  • From Alert to North Vernon
• Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hope
  • From Alert to Hope
• Westport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westport
  • From Alert to Westport
• Saint Paul
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Paul
  • From Alert to Saint Paul
• Elizabethtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabethtown
  • From Alert to Elizabethtown
• Holton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
• Hartsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartsville
  • From Alert to Hartsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alert ...

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

Adding Alert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alert 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 Alert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alert post office opened in 1866.

We also found Alert in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov