Do you know of Alpha ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Alpha. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Alpha.<1>
Our sources for Alpha (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Alpha other than they indicate that Alpha would be found somewhere in Scott County, Indiana.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1853 and closed in 1901.
Communities Also Named Alpha ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Alpha.
Within Indiana, the name Alpha is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Yell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Alpha [Yell County].
- California
- Nevada County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Alpha [Nevada County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Henry County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Alpha [Henry County].
- Iowa
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Alpha [Fayette County].
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alpha [Finney County].
- McPherson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alpha [McPherson County].
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alpha [Clinton County].
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Alpha.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Alpha [Howard County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Alpha [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Alpha [Grundy County].
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Alpha [Saint Louis County].
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Alpha [Eureka County].
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Golden Valley County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Alpha [Golden Valley County].
- Ohio
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Alpha [Greene County].
- Oklahoma
- Kingfisher County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Alpha [Kingfisher County].
- Oregon
- Lane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Alpha [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Alpha [Northampton County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Alpha [Hamblen County].
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Alpha [Buckingham County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Doddridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Alpha [Doddridge County].
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Alpha [Harrison County].
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Alpha [Burnett County].
- Arkansas
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alpha ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alpha:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alpha - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)
More Orphans in Scott County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Scott County.
| Afton | Holman |
| Glasco | Oard Springs |
| Hardy | West Frankfort |
| Holman Station | Woostertown |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Alpha could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |