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Welcome to Alesia ...

Alesia is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alesia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Alesia is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alesia: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Alesia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Alesia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Alesia ...

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

  • Westminster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Red Lion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dallastown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shrewsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alesia ...

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

Adding Alesia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alesia 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 Alesia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alesia post office opened in 1880. The Alesia post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alesia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alesia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Alesia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Alesia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/