Alexandria, Scioto County, Ohio

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

For the village in Licking County, see Alexandria, Ohio.

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 26 January 2016.



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