Alexandria, NE

Alexandria is a village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States. The 2020 census counted 146 residents. In the 1840s and 1850s, the Oregon Trail passed through present-day Thayer County, following the Little Blue River through southeastern Nebraska before crossing into the valley of the Platte River. Settlers arrived along the trail in the late 1850s. Local children attend Meridian School in Daykin. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Alexandria, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Alexandria, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.