Welcome to West Alexandria ...

The village of West Alexandria is located in Preble County<1>.

The location of West Alexandria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Alexandria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for West Alexandria: W. Alexandria

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Alexandria has a population of 1,324 people<3> (see below for details).

West Alexandria is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Alexandria had an population of 1,324 people. This is a decrease of 1.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Alexandria had a population of 1,340 people. This makes West Alexandria the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of West Alexandria represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 471st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,340 people, the population of West Alexandria decreased 3.94% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,395 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Alexandria.

Communities Also Named West Alexandria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Alexandria - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Alexandria.

Communities near West Alexandria ...

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

• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Kettering
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Trotwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Miamisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <5>
• Vandalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <5>
• Englewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Trenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Alexandria. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Alexandria.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Alexandria ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Alexandria, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Alexandria.

Adding West Alexandria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Alexandria post office opened in 1828.

We also found West Alexandria in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Alexandria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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