Map of Alexandria town, Tennessee

Alexandria is a town in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 966 at the 2010 census.

Alexandria town overview:
Name:	Alexandria town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Tennessee
County:	DeKalb County
Elevation:	653 ft (199 m)
Total Area:	2.02 sq mi (5.25 km²)
Land Area:	2.02 sq mi (5.25 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	981
Population Density:	484.44/sq mi (187.03/km²)
ZIP code:	37012
Area code:	615
FIPS code:	4700620
GNISfeature ID:	1313829
Website:	www.townofalexandria.us

Online Interactive Map

Alexandria online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Alexandria location on the U.S. Map. Where is Alexandria town. — Alexandria location on the U.S. Map.

Alexandria location on the Tennessee map. Where is Alexandria town. — Location of Alexandria in Tennessee.

History

Alexandria was founded in 1820 by Dr. Daniel Alexander, and named for him. A post office has been in operation there since 1838.

Alexandria Road Map

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Geography

Alexandria is located in the northwest corner of DeKalb County, bordered to the north by Smith County and at its western tip by Wilson County. U.S. Route 70 (Nashville Highway) passes through the southwest side of the town, leading northwest 18 miles (29 km) to Lebanon and southeast 17 miles (27 km) to Smithville, the DeKalb County seat. Tennessee State Route 53 passes just east of the town, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 40 at New Middleton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), all of it land. Hickman Creek flows to the northeast through the town; it is a tributary of the Caney Fork River, part of the Cumberland River watershed.