Welcome to Alice ...
So far, we found very little information about Alice. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alice to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alice, please Contact Us.
Alice would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alice is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alice is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alice was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Alice was located: 406
Communities Also Named Alice ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Alice - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alice.
Communities near Alice ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Alice.
- Sand Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <4>
- Mosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Mosby is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <4>
- Cat Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Cat Creek is located in Petroleum County
- Sumatra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
- Sumatra is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <4>
- Ingomar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Ingomar is located in Rosebud County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingomar <4>
- Melstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstone
- Melstone is located in Musselshell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melstone <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alice.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alice. See our Newspapers Page for Alice.
Adding Alice to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alice in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Alice post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alice.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |