Welcome to Alander ...

Alander is located in Berkshire County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alander, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Alander is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alander is within the boundaries of the (413) area code.

Websites for Alander ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Alander ...

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

• Great Barrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Salisbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Sheffield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Goshen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
• Sharon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Stockbridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
• Norfolk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
• New Marlborough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
  • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
• Colebrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alander ...

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

Adding Alander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alander 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 Alander was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Alander on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alander.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/