Welcome to Alena ...
So far, we found very little information about Alena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alena, please Contact Us.
Alena would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alena is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Alena was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Alena was located: 865
Communities Also Named Alena ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Alena - they are located in Hawaii and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alena.
Communities near Alena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alena.
- Kodak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clevenger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Cook Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sevierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dyers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Seymour Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Alena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alena. 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 Alena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alena. See our Newspapers Page for Alena.
Adding Alena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alena 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 (so far) for Alena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Alena post office opened in 1886. The Alena post office closed in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alena.
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 Alena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |