Welcome to Alvin ...
Alvin is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Alvin is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Alvin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Alvin, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Alvin: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Alvin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Alvin - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alvin.
Communities near Alvin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alvin.
- Iron River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Iron River is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <5>
- Stambaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Caspian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
- Caspian is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <5>
- Gaastra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
- Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <5>
- Mineral Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
- Mineral Hills is located in Iron County (MI)
- Tipler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
- Tipler is located in Florence County
- Bates Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
- Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
- Phelps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Phelps is located in Vilas County
- Pentoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
- Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
- Chicagon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Alvin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alvin. 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 Alvin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvin. See our Newspapers Page for Alvin.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alvin ...
Looking for more information about Alvin? 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 Alvin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alvin.
Adding Alvin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alvin 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 Alvin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Alvin post office opened in 1909.
We also found Alvin in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alvin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alvin - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Alvin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Alvin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |