Welcome to Alden ...
Alden is located in King George County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Alden is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Alden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Alden: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Alden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Alden - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alden.
Communities near Alden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alden.
- La Plata
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colonial Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Tobacco Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Dahlgren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Dahlgren is located in King George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>
- Monroe Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weedonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weedonville
- From Alden to Weedonville
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hampstead
- From Alden to Hampstead
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 Alden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alden. 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 Alden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alden. See our Newspapers Page for Alden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alden ...
Looking for more information about Alden? 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 Alden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alden.
Adding Alden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Alden post office opened in 1875.
We also found Alden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including King George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Alden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Alden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |