Welcome to Alander ...

Alander is located in Berkshire County<1>.

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

Alander is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alander: 413

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)
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Salisbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Sheffield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Goshen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
• Sharon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Stockbridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stockbridge is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
• Norfolk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
• New Marlborough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
• Colebrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • 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 (so far) for Alander was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alander.