Welcome to Alexander ...
Alexander is located in Upshur County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alexander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Alexander is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Alexander lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Alexander: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Alexander ...
Using our Gazetteer, we 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.
Communities near Alexander ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alexander.
- Buckhannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
- Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <4>
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
- Junior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Womelsdorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <4>
- Helvetia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Helvetia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helvetia <4>
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Kanawha Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Queens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
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 Alexander. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alexander.
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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander. See our Newspapers Page for Alexander.
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 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 Alexander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alexander.
Adding Alexander to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 Alexander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Alexander post office opened in 1890.
We also found Alexander in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alexander.
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: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Upshur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alexander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Alexander area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Alexander area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |