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History · Alfarata

Alfarata’s post office opened in 1891, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

1891first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Alfarata began, and where its name came from

When was Alfarata founded?

1891

The Alfarata post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 154135 years

How did Alfarata get its name?

The community was named for the Indian girl Alfarata from the song "The Blue Juniata".

Founding year: the first Alfarata post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What year was Alfarata founded?

The Alfarata post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →