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Welcome to Alice ...

Alice is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Alice is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alice: 607

Communities Also Named Alice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Alice - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alice ...

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

  • Wellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alfred
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
  • Canisteo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Elkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <3>
  • Galeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Galeton is located in Potter County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <3>
  • Westfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ulysses
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Troupsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Troupsburg is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troupsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alice ...

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

Adding Alice to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alice 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 Alice was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Alice post office opened in 1902. The Alice post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alice.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/