Welcome to Alcoma ...

Alcoma is located in Buckingham County<1>.

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

Alcoma is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alcoma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alcoma: 434

Communities Also Named Alcoma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Alcoma - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Alcoma ...

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

• Appomattox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appomattox
  • From Alcoma to Appomattox
• Scottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <3>
• Dillwyn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dillwyn
  • From Alcoma to Dillwyn
• Toga
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
  • Toga is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toga
  • From Alcoma to Toga
• Andersonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Andersonville
  • From Alcoma to Andersonville
• Enonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
  • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enonville
  • From Alcoma to Enonville
• Forbes ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
  • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
• Glenmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenmore
  • From Alcoma to Glenmore
• Manteo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Manteo
  • From Alcoma to Manteo
• Axtell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Axtell
  • From Alcoma to Axtell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alcoma ...

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

Adding Alcoma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alcoma 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 Alcoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alcoma post office opened in 1894.

We also found Alcoma on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alcoma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/