Welcome to Alkabo ...

Alkabo is located in Divide County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alkabo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Alkabo is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alkabo is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Alkabo (for example, toward Westby (MT)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Alkabo lies within the (701) area code.

Communities near Alkabo ...

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

• Grenora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
  • Grenora is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenora <3>
• Westby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
  • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <3>
• Ambrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Ambrose is located in Divide County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <3>
• Fortuna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Divide County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <3>
• Oungre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oungre
• Hanks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Hanks is located in Williams County
• Stady ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Stady is located in Divide County
• Comertown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
  • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
• Marienthal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
• Zahl
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahl
  • Zahl is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zahl <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 Alkabo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alkabo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alkabo ...

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

Adding Alkabo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alkabo post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alkabo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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