Welcome to Alarka ...Alarka is located in Swain County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Alarka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915. Alarka is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alarka is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Alarka lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Alarka: 828 Communities near Alarka ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alarka.
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 Alarka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alarka. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alarka. 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 Alarka. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alarka. See our Newspapers Page for Alarka. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alarka ...Looking for more information about Alarka? 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 Alarka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alarka. Adding Alarka to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alarka 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 Alarka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alarka. Footnotes ...
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