Welcome to Alfalfa ...

Alfalfa is located in Yakima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfalfa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Alfalfa is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alfalfa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alfalfa: 509

Communities Also Named Alfalfa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Alfalfa - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Alfalfa ...

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

• Sunnyside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <3>
• Grandview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
• Toppenish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppenish
  • Toppenish is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toppenish <3>
• Union Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap
  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <3>
• Wapato
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapato
  • Wapato is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapato <3>
• Moxee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee
  • Moxee is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moxee <3>
• Zillah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zillah
  • Zillah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zillah <3>
• Mabton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabton
  • Mabton is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabton <3>
• Harrah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Yakima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <3>
• Satus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
  • Satus is located in Yakima County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfalfa ...

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

Adding Alfalfa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Alfalfa post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfalfa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yakima County: www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/