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Welcome to East Alexander ...

East Alexander is located in Genesee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Alexander, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Alexander: E. Alexander

East Alexander is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Alexander: 585

Websites for East Alexander ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Alexander, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Alexander ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East 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 East Alexander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Alexander.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Alexander ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Alexander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Alexander.

Adding East Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Alexander 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 East Alexander was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Alexander in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Alexander.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Genesee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Alexander - 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>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.