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Welcome to Alfred ...

Alfred is located in Meigs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Alfred is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alfred: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Alfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Alfred - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Michigan (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alfred ...

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

  • Athens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Belpre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Ravenswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chauncey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Mason
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Syracuse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfred ...

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

Adding Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alfred post office opened in 1832. The Alfred post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfred.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Meigs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alfred - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Alfred area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Alfred area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/