Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Alexandria (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alexandria. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alexandria is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Alexandria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexandria:
- Scioto County (The home county of Alexandria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- West Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
- Rosemount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Sciotoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciotoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Sciotodale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciotodale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Wheelersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheelersburg <2>
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Blue Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
- Blue Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Creek <2>
- Squirrel Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Lynx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jaybird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Peebles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Peebles is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <2>
- Dunkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Whippoorwill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Wrightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Harshasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Highland County
- Sinking Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Sinking Spring
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Banner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Ironton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ironton is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
- Coal Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Sargents
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Shyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Piketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
- Piketon is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <2>
- Zahn's Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Waverly City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Latham is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
- Summit County
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Manchester
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Millseat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Westwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Westwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwood <2>
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Princess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Normal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <2>
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Smiths Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Carter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Wesleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Pactolus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Smoky Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County (KY)
- Grayson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <2>
- Counts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Olive Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <2>
- Grahn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Mountain Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County (KY)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- South Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
- South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <2>
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Grays Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Greenup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <2>
- Tygarts Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tygarts Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Wurtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Argillite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argillite
- Argillite is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argillite <2>
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Danleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Firebrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Vanceburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <2>
- Camp Dix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Charters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Emerson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Tollesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollesboro
- Tollesboro is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tollesboro <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexandria, see our County-by-County Page for Alexandria.
Newspapers Published in Alexandria ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexandria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexandria, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexandria.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alexandria:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Highland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summit County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greenup County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Scioto County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Scioto County
Cemeteries Near Alexandria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexandria.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexandria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Careys Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Careys Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Careys Run Cemetery
- Vaughters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughters Cemetery
- Collier Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Memorial Garden
- Larkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larkin Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Worley Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Run Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41166 <4>
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
- Seymore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymore Cemetery
- Continue List (661 more) ...
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adams Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of West Portsmouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39599 <4>
- Mershon - Swords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mershon - Swords Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mershon - Swords Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Alexandria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alexandria.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
- Dry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pond Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <2>
- Rushtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Sciotoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciotoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
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- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Limeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Garrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexandria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexandria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexandria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexandria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7245, Longitude: -83.0480 In this case, the coordinates for Alexandria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |