Welcome to Algerita ...

Algerita is located in Hill Country.

Algerita is located in San Saba County<1>.

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

Algerita is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Algerita: 325

Communities near Algerita ...

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

• San Saba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • San Saba is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Saba <3>
• Richland Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <3>
• Locker ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Locker is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
• Regency ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Holt ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holt is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
• Buffalo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Cherokee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
• Ebony ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ebony is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
• Keys Crossing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Algerita ...

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

Adding Algerita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Algerita post office opened in 1914. The Algerita post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Algerita.