Welcome to Alfont ...

Alfont is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Alfont is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alfont: 765

Communities near Alfont ...

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

• Carmel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
• Fishers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Noblesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Lawrence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Warsaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• McCordsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>
• Cumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <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 Alfont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alfont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfont ...

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

Adding Alfont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alfont post office opened in 1851.

We also found Alfont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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