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Welcome to Alexandria ...Alexandria is located in Scioto County<1>. The location of Alexandria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Alexandria: alex-AND-ree-uh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Alexandria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1805. When the people of Alexandria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Alexandrian<4> Alexandria is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Alexandria lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Alexandria and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Alexandria lies within the (740) area code. Communities Also Named Alexandria ...While we believe that this Alexandria is located in Scioto County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Alexandria. Those communities are located in the following counties: Licking and Ross County. Beyond Ohio, there are 24 communities that are also named Alexandria - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alexandria. Communities near Alexandria ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near 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 Alexandria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alexandria. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Alexandria. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexandria. See our Newspapers Page for Alexandria. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alexandria ...Looking for more information about 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 Alexandria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alexandria. Adding Alexandria to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alexandria 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 for Alexandria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alexandria. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alexandria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/ The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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