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Welcome to Alicia ...

Alicia is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alicia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Alicia is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Alicia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Alicia: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Alicia - they are located in Arkansas, California, Michigan and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Alicia ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alicia ...

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

Adding Alicia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alicia post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alicia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alicia - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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