Welcome to Alvira ...
So far, we found very little information about Alvira. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alvira to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alvira, please Contact Us.
Alvira would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvira, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alvira is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Alvira was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Alvira was located: 570 & 272<4>
The community of Alvira was previously named Wisetown.
Communities near Alvira ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alvira.
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - South Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
- South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- Montoursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
- Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
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- Northumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
- Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
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- Mifflinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
- Mifflinburg is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
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- Muncy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
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- Watsontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
- Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
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- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <5>
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 Alvira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvira.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alvira. 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 Alvira.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvira. See our Newspapers Page for Alvira.
Adding Alvira to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alvira in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alvira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Alvira post office opened in 1863.
We also found Alvira in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvira.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alvira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alvira - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Alvira area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Alvira area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |