Welcome to Alanthus ...So far, we found very little information about Alanthus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Alanthus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alanthus, please Contact Us. Alanthus would have been located within present day Gove County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Alanthus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. While the community is gone, the present day location for Alanthus is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alanthus is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Alanthus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Alanthus was located: 785 Communities Also Named Alanthus ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alanthus - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alanthus. Communities near Alanthus ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alanthus.
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 Alanthus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alanthus. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alanthus. 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 Alanthus. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alanthus. See our Newspapers Page for Alanthus. Adding Alanthus to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alanthus 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 Alanthus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alanthus. Footnotes ...
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