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Welcome to Aleman ...

Aleman is located

Aleman is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aleman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Aleman is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Aleman: 254

Communities Also Named Aleman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aleman - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Aleman ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranfills Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ireland is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
  • Jonesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lanham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Purmela
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Aleman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aleman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aleman ...

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

Adding Aleman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aleman post office opened in 1914. The Aleman post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aleman.

Footnotes ...

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