Welcome to Alvon ...
Alvon is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Alvon is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Alvon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Alvon: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Alvon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alvon.
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ronceverte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Falling Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Neola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Brink ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
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 Alvon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alvon. 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 Alvon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvon. See our Newspapers Page for Alvon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alvon ...
Looking for more information about Alvon? 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 Alvon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alvon.
Adding Alvon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alvon 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 Alvon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Alvon post office opened in 1858. The Alvon post office closed in 1972.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alvon - 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 Alvon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Alvon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |