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Welcome to Alikanna ...

Alikanna is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alikanna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Alikanna is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alikanna: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Alikanna ...

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

  • East Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Toronto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
  • Wintersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
  • Wellsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Mingo Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Follansbee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Midland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
  • Brilliant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alikanna ...

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

Adding Alikanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alikanna 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 Alikanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alikanna post office opened in 1889.

We also found Alikanna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alikanna.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alikanna - 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 Alikanna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Alikanna 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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