Welcome to Alfalfa ...

Alfalfa is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Alfalfa is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfalfa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Alfalfa is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Alfalfa is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Alfalfa, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Alfalfa lies within the (915) area code.

Communities Also Named Alfalfa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Alfalfa - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington.

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

Communities near Alfalfa ...

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

• El Paso
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Socorro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <4>
• Horizon City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <4>
• Sunland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <4>
• San Elizario
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
  • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <4>
• Vinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Clint
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <4>
• Fort Bliss
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Belen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Belen is located in El Paso County
• Smelter Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
  • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfalfa ...

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

Adding Alfalfa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Alfalfa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfalfa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

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