Welcome to Alma ...
So far, we found very little information about Alma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alma, please Contact Us.
Alma would have been located within present day Liberty County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alma is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alma is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Alma was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Alma, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
The Area Code where Alma was located: 406
Communities Also Named Alma ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alma.
Communities near Alma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alma.
- Joplin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Joplin is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <5>
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <5>
- Whitlash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlash
- Whitlash is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitlash <5>
- Rudyard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudyard
- Rudyard is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudyard <5>
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Onefour
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onefour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onefour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onefour <5>
- Hingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hingham <5>
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Wild Horse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Gildford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildford
- Gildford is located in Hill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gildford <5>
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 Alma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alma.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alma. See our Newspapers Page for Alma.
Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alma 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 Alma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Alma post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma.
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 Alma, 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 Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |