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Welcome to Alberton ...

Alberton is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alberton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Alberton is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alberton: 731

Communities Also Named Alberton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alberton - they are located in Alabama, Montana, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Alberton ...

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

  • Mount Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jacks Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotts Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Decaturville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alberton ...

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

Adding Alberton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alberton 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 Alberton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Alberton post office opened in 1883. The Alberton post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alberton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alberton - 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>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/