Welcome to Alene ...

Alene is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Alene has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Alene is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alene lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Alene: (315)

Communities near Alene ...

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

• De Witt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Oneida
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Chittenango
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <4>
• Canastota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Manlius
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fayetteville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Minoa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
• Sherrill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <4>
• East Syracuse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
  • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people

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 Alene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alene.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alene ...

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

Adding Alene to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alene post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/