Welcome to Allred ...
So far, we found very little information about Allred. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Allred to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allred, please Contact Us.
Allred would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
Allred was founded in 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Allred is 4,840 feet [1,475 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Allred is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Allred was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Allred ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Allred - they are located in Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allred.
Communities near Allred ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Allred.
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Lockes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockes is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Duckwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Troy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bull Fork ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Fork is located in Nye County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Fork
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Preston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
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 Allred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Allred.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Allred. 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 Allred.
Adding Allred to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Allred 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 (so far) for Allred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Allred post office opened in 1911. The Allred post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Allred.
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 Allred, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allred - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |