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Welcome to Alfalfa Center ...

Alfalfa Center is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Alfalfa Center: Alfalfa Ctr. (or less commonly used: Alfalfa Cen., Alfalfa Cent. or Alfalfa Cntr.)

Alfalfa Center is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alfalfa Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alfalfa Center: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Alfalfa Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alfalfa Center - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Alfalfa Center ...

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

  • Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
  • East Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
  • La Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Miner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Bertrand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Mounds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Bardwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wickliffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Barlow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 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 Alfalfa Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alfalfa Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfalfa Center ...

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

Adding Alfalfa Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alfalfa Center 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 Alfalfa Center was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfalfa Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alfalfa Center - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Alfalfa Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Alfalfa Center 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.