Welcome to Alpha ...

Alpha is located in Golden Valley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Alpha is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alpha is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Alpha lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alpha: 701

Communities Also Named Alpha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Alpha - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alpha ...

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

• Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <3>
• Golva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <3>
• Sentinel Butte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
  • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <3>
• Medora
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Billings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medora <3>
• Marmarth
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmarth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmarth
  • Marmarth is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmarth <3>
• Amidon
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
  • Amidon is located in Slope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <3>
• Wibaux
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
  • Wibaux is located in Wibaux County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <3>
• Fryburg
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• Baker
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Fallon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
• Rhame
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
  • Rhame is located in Bowman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <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 Alpha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpha ...

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

Adding Alpha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Alpha post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/