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Welcome to Alexander ...Alexander is located in Buncombe County<1>. The pronunciation of Alexander: AL-x-ANDER<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Alexander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Time Zone: Alexander lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Alexander is within the boundaries of the (828) area code. The ZIP code for Alexander: 28701<3> 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), Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Alexander, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alexander. Adding Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alexander in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alexander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Alexander in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). 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. The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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