Alexandria, Scioto County, Ohio

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

Careys Run flows through the community.

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″N83°02′53″W / 38.72444°N 83.04806°W / 38.72444; -83.04806


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