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Welcome to Alfred ...

Alfred is located on the South Texas Plains.

Alfred is located in Jim Wells County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Alfred is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alfred: 361

Communities Also Named Alfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Alfred - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Michigan (2), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alfred ...

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

  • Alice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <3>
  • Mathis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mathis is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathis <3>
  • San Diego
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Agua Dulce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • San Patricio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
  • Lakeside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Pernitas Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
  • Westdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Westdale is located in Jim Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfred ...

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

Adding Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alfred post office opened in 1905. The Alfred post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfred.

Footnotes ...

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