Welcome to Alfords ...

Alfords is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

The location of Alfords has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfords, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Alfords is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Alfords lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alfords is within the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Alfords ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alfords - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Alfords ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Zachary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Addis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <4>
• Port Allen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• New Roads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Brusly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <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 Alfords. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alfords.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfords ...

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

Adding Alfords to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alfords 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 Alfords was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfords.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/