Welcome to Alexander ...

Alexander is located in Caribou County<1>.

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

Alexander is 5,730 feet [1,747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Alexander is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alexander lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Alexander: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Alexander ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Alexander - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alexander ...

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

• Soda Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <5>
• Grace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <5>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <5>
• Bancroft
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <5>
• Bench
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
  • Bench is located in Caribou County
• Conda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
  • Conda is located in Caribou County
• Thatcher
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <5>
• Chesterfield ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
• Georgetown
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Bear Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Arimo
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
  • Arimo is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alexander ...

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

Adding Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alexander 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 Alexander was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Alexander mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alexander.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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