Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Alpine is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alpine: 662

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Alpine ...

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

• Tupelo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
  • Tupelo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tupelo
  • From Alpine to Tupelo
• New Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albany
  • From Alpine to New Albany
• Booneville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
  • Booneville is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Booneville
  • From Alpine to Booneville
• Ripley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ripley
  • From Alpine to Ripley
• Saltillo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <3>
• Baldwyn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
  • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <3>
• Guntown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
  • Guntown is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Guntown
  • From Alpine to Guntown
• Ecru
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ecru
  • From Alpine to Ecru
• Blue Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blue Mountain
  • From Alpine to Blue Mountain
• Sherman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <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 Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

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

Adding Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alpine post office opened in 1889.

We also found Alpine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/