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Communities Also Named Alexander ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Alexander.
Within Manitoba, the name Alexander is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 28 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 27 communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Sumter County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Alexander.
- Alberta
- This Alexander lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Alexander [Greene County].
- Saline County
- This Alexander is located in Saline County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Alexander.
- Colorado
- Lake County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Alexander.
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Alexander is located in Burke County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Alexander.
- Paulding County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Alexander [Paulding County].
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- This Alexander is located in Caribou County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Alexander.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Alexander [Kane County].
- Morgan County
- This Alexander is located in Morgan County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Alexander.
- Iowa
- Franklin County
- This Alexander is located in Franklin County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Alexander.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Alexander [Douglas County].
- Rush County
- This Alexander is located in Rush County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Alexander.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alexander [Allen County].
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alexander [Fulton County].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Alexander is located in Washington County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<2> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Alexander.
- Michigan
- Chippewa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Alexander [Chippewa County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Alexander [Crawford County].
- Mississippi
- Issaquena County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Alexander [Issaquena County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Alexander.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Alexander is located in Genesee County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Alexander.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Alexander is located in Buncombe County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Alexander.
- North Dakota
- McKenzie County
- This Alexander is located in McKenzie County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Alexander.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Alexander.
- Cuyahoga County
- This Alexander is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Alexander.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Alexander [Pickens County].
- Texas
- Erath County
- This Alexander is located in Erath County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<2> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Alexander.
- West Virginia
- Upshur County
- This Alexander is located in Upshur County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Alexander.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alexander ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Grand Valley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Smart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smart came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart
- Trinity Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Alexander to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alexander to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alexander and extending to:
- Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alexander to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alexander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.8315, Longitude: -100.2952 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Alexander could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Alexander to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.448 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.629 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.472 degrees. |
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