Welcome to Alembic ...

Alembic is located in Isabella County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alembic, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Alembic is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Alembic lies within the (989) area code.

Communities near Alembic ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
• Alma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
• Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• Clare
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <3>
• Lake Isabella
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Shepherd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
• Breckenridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <3>
• Coleman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <3>
• Farwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <3>
• Sanford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <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 Alembic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alembic.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alembic ...

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

Adding Alembic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alembic post office opened in 1874.

We also found Alembic in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alembic.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isabella County: www.isabellacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/