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Welcome to Alum Bridge ...

Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alum Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Alum Bridge: Alum Brg. (or less commonly used: Alum Brdg. or Alum Brdge.)

Alum Bridge is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alum Bridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alum Bridge: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Alum Bridge: 26321<4>

Communities near Alum Bridge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alum Bridge ...

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

Adding Alum Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alum Bridge 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 (so far) for Alum Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alum Bridge post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alum Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alum Bridge - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Alum Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Alum Bridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Alum Bridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alum Bridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/