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Welcome to Mary Alice ...

Mary Alice is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mary Alice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1947.

Mary Alice is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mary Alice: 606

The ZIP code for Mary Alice: 40964<3>

Communities near Mary Alice ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mary Alice ...

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

Adding Mary Alice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mary Alice post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mary Alice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mary Alice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mary Alice). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mary Alice or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/