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Welcome to Alverno ...

Alverno is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alverno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Alverno is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Alverno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alverno - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alverno ...

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

  • Cheboygan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
    • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
  • Pellston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Onaway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <4>
  • Mullett Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Silver Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
  • Long Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Veery Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
  • Black Lake Bluffs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
    • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
  • Riggsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
  • Black Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
    • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alverno ...

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

Adding Alverno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alverno post office opened in 1900.

We also found Alverno on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alverno.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alverno - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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