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Welcome to Alston ...

Alston is located in Woodward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Alston is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alston: 580

Communities Also Named Alston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Alston - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alston ...

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

  • Woodward
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mooreland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vici
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fargo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
  • Fort Supply
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mutual
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Quinlan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
  • Curtis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
    • Haskew is located in Woods 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 Alston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alston ...

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

Adding Alston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alston 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 Alston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Alston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alston - 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>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.