West Alexander
West Alexander is a census-designated place in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and formerly a borough in Washington County. Located less than a mile east of the border with West Virginia, the population was 604 at the 2010 census, just short of double the population of 320 recorded in the 2000 Census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 306 residents
- Description: census designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “West Alexander, PA” and “West Alexander, Pennsylvania”
- Postal code: 15376
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blaney Mays Covered Bridge and Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area.
Blaney Mays Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Blaney Mays Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in West Alexander, Pennsylvania It is designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. Blaney Mays Covered Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Alexander.
Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area
Park
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area is a 242-acre protected area located in Ohio County, West Virginia, about 8 miles east of Wheeling. The terrain at Bear Rock Lakes is rolling hills covered by a combination of hardwood forest and open fields. Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area is situated 2½ miles southwest of West Alexander.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Echo and Potomac.
Mount Echo
Hamlet
Mount Echo is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Echo is located along Little Wheeling Creek on the National Road near the Pennsylvania state line.
Potomac
Hamlet
Potomac is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Potomac is situated 3½ miles north of West Alexander.
Point Mills
Hamlet
Point Mills is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Point Mills lies along the National Road and is incorporated into the Village of Valley Grove. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Point Mills is situated 4 miles west of West Alexander.
West Alexander
Latitude
40.10507° or 40° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
-80.50785° or 80° 30′ 28″ westPopulation
306Elevation
1,332 feet (406 metres)United Nations Location Code
US W8AOpen location code
86GX4F4R+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 154160405OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“West Alexander” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Alexander”
- Chechen: “Вест-Александер”
- Chinese: “West Alexander”
- Dutch: “West Alexander”
- French: “West Alexander”
- German: “West Alexander”
- Gilaki: “وست الکساندر (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “وست الکساندر”
- Haitian: “West Alexander, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “West Alexander”
- Irish: “West Alexander”
- Italian: “West Alexander”
- Ladin: “West Alexander”
- Min Nan Chinese: “West Alexander”
- Persian: “وست آلکساندر، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “وست آلکساندر”
- Portuguese: “West Alexander”
- Serbian: “Вест Александер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Alexander, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Alexander”
- South Azerbaijani: “وست آلکساندر، پنسیلوانیا”
- Spanish: “West Alexander”
- Tatar: “Вест-Александер”
- Turkish: “West Alexander, PA”
- Turkish: “West Alexander”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Александер”
- Uzbek: “West Alexander”
- Uzbek: “Wест Алехандер”
- Volapük: “West Alexander”
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Notable Places Nearby
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