Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about West Alexander came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of West Alexander in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about West Alexander. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our West Alexander data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for West Alexander:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

West Alexander is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found West Alexander in these Censuses: 2000-1990. See our Census Page for West Alexander for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for West Alexander. See our Misc Page for West Alexander for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/