Welcome to Alrich ...
So far, we found very little information about Alrich. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alrich to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Alrich - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Alrich, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Alrich , we believe that it would have been located within present day Spotsylvania County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alrich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Time Zone: The area where Alrich was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Alrich was located: 540 & 826<3>
Adding Alrich to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Alrich was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Alrich post office opened in 1892.
We also found Alrich in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alrich.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alrich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 Alrich area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Alrich area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |