New Alexandria, Ohio

New Alexandria is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 272 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Weirton - Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyNew Alexandria is located at . The village is situated on the south side of Cross Creek township, Wells Township line making its southern boundary.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.37sqmi, all land.HistoryGeneral HistoryNew Alexandria derives its name from the former proprietor, Alexander Smith, who laid out the town in 1831. Prior to this, the area was known as "Tempo" by the surrounding local community deriving from either a temperance hotel that was kept there (something that was unusual for the time) by Matthew Thompson as far back as 1820, this could also have been because Mr. Thomson grew up in a village in Ireland called Tempo. The area that Thompson spoke of would have been Tempo in Fermanagh County, Ireland. This information can be found in a privately printed biography of the Scott Family which was written primarily by a nephew of Thompson there is still however no further evidence as to if Mr. Thompson's temperance hotel has anything to do with the name, there was also a small collection of houses here prior to Smith laying out the area. Mr. Thomson also started the first store and was the first postmaster of the village In 1831 Mr. Smith opened a hotel and store in the newly organized area. Being distant from any rail or water transportation the village grew at a slow rate, it did however have a fairly large area of local trade with the rural community surrounding it. The village was incorporated in 1871 and has been the home of several small businesses, churches, clubs a cemetery, a post office, a community park a school and a volunteer fire department over the years.