Alexandria, California
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Alexandria is a former settlement in Merced County
, California
. It was located on the 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Hopeton
.
A post office operated at Alexandria from 1869 to 1871. The name honored Alexander C. McSwain, its first postmaster.
Merced County, California
Merced County , is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. As of the 2010 census, the population was 255,793, up from 210,554 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Merced...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located on the 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Hopeton
Hopeton, California
Hopeton is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located north-northeast of Atwater, at an elevation of 184 feet ....
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A post office operated at Alexandria from 1869 to 1871. The name honored Alexander C. McSwain, its first postmaster.