Welcome to Aley ...

Aley is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Aley is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Aley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Aley is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Aley: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities near Aley ...

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

• Corsicana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsicana
  • Corsicana is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsicana <5>
• Kaufman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
  • Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <5>
• Gun Barrel City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Barrel City
  • Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gun Barrel City <5>
• Mabank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank
  • Mabank is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabank <5>
• Tool
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
  • Tool is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <5>
• Malakoff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
  • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <5>
• Kerens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Kerens is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerens <5>
• Kemp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <5>
• Eustace
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
  • Eustace is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <5>
• Rice
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <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 Aley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aley ...

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

Adding Aley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aley 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 Aley was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Aley in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Aley post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/