Welcome to Alonzo ...

So far, we found very little information about Alonzo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alonzo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alonzo, please Contact Us.

Alonzo would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alonzo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Alonzo is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Alonzo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Alonzo was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities Also Named Alonzo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Alonzo - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alonzo ...

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

Winnfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Grant Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>
Goldonna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
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Dodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Winn Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Winn Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Winn Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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Sikes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sikes is located in Winn Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
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Joyce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joyce is located in Winn Parish
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Couley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Couley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley

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

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

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

Adding Alonzo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alonzo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alonzo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alonzo post office opened in 1904. The Alonzo post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alonzo.

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alonzo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Winn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alonzo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Alonzo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Alonzo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/