RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New Hampshire >> Grafton County >> South AlexandriaIndex...

Welcome to South Alexandria ...

South Alexandria is primarily located in Grafton County<1>. A portion of South Alexandria extends into Merrimack County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Alexandria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for South Alexandria: S. Alexandira

South Alexandria is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Alexandria lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for South Alexandria: 603

Communities near South Alexandria ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Alexandria ...

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

Adding South Alexandria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Alexandria 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 South Alexandria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Alexandria post office opened in 1883.

We also found South Alexandria in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Alexandria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Alexandria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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