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The location of Alexander |
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Welcome to Alexander ...
Alexander is located in Upshur County.
Alexander is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Alexander lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Alexander: (304) and (681)<2>
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Communities near Alexander ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Alexander and not the distance if you are driving it.<3>.
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Alexander. |
Communities Also Named Alexander ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 28 communities that are also named Alexander - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), South Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alexander.
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alexander. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alexander. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alexander:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alexander ...
Looking for more information about Alexander? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
Looking for more information about Alexander? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alexander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alexander.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alexander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: www.wv.gov/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alexander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). - Return to Citation |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance beginning in Alexander. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexander. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7829, Longitude: -80.2226 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alexander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alexander. - Return to Citation |
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