Welcome to Alpha ...

Alpha is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Alpha has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Alpha is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alpha lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Alpha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Alpha: This one is located in Lewis County and the other is located in Spokane County.

Beyond Washington, there are 33 communities that are also named Alpha - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alpha ...

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

• Centralia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Chehalis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Rainier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Napavine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napavine
  • Napavine is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napavine <4>
• Winlock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winlock <4>
• Morton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Mossyrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossyrock
  • Mossyrock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossyrock <4>
• Toledo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Bucoda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Bucoda is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <4>
• Lacamas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
  • Lacamas is located in Lewis 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 Alpha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpha ...

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

Adding Alpha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alpha post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

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