Alexandria is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Alexandria was platted in 1799 and was either named after Alexandria, Virginia,[2] or after Alexander Parker, the brother of a first settler.[3] A post office was established at Alexandria in 1805, and later was discontinued at an unknown date[4] (1808, according to one source).[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alexandria, Scioto County, Ohio
  2. ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1903). A History of Scioto County, Ohio: Together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio. N. W. Evans. pp. 411–412.
  3. ^ Bannon, Henry Towne (1927). Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. Baltimore: Waverly Press. p. 273.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alexandria Post Office (historical)
  5. ^ "Scioto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

38°43′28″N 83°02′53″W / 38.72444°N 83.04806°W / 38.72444; -83.04806


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