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Welcome to Alexander ...

So far, we found very little information about Alexander. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alexander to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alexander, please Contact Us.

Alexander would have been located within present day Issaquena County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alexander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Alexander is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Alexander was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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), 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.

  • Lake Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eudora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
  • Rolling Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
  • Anguilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
  • Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
  • Cary
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Sharkey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Tallula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tallula is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
  • Booth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Booth is located in Issaquena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth

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.

Adding Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alexander in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alexander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alexander post office opened in 1873. The Alexander post office closed in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alexander.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Issaquena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alexander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/