Welcome to Alsen ...

Alsen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

Alsen is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alsen: 225

Communities Also Named Alsen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alsen - they are located in New York, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Alsen ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <3>
• Central
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
• Zachary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
• Denham Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
• Addis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
• Port Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <3>
• New Roads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <3>
• Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Brusly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
• Saint Francisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsen ...

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

Adding Alsen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alsen 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 Alsen was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsen.