Do you know of Alfred ???

When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Alfred.

This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.

This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Alfred in the future.

We found mention of Alfred as a post office, but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

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, Texas and West Virginia.

Adding Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Alfred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list, the Alfred post office opened in 1889.

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

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alfred ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alfred:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alfred - Services available: no Railroad mentioned