Alexandria, Scioto County, Ohio

Last updated

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerome, Ohio</span> Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States

Jerome is an unincorporated community in Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It is located at 40°09′59″N83°10′33″W, at the intersection of Jerome Road and Scioto Road, about 2 miles east of New California.

Buena Vista is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Bear Creek is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Bloom Junction is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Dry Run is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Eifort is an unincorporated community in Lawrence and Scioto counties, Ohio, United States.

Hales Creek is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Harrison Mills is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Henley is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lombardsville, Ohio</span> Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Lombardsville is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Lyra is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

McGaw is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Mount Joy is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Pinkerman is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Pond Run is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Powellsville is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Rushtown is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Sedan is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Slocum is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Wallace Mills is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

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


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.