New Alexandria, OH

New Alexandria is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 232 residents. New Alexandria is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. New Alexandria derives its name from the former proprietor, Alexander Smith, who laid out the town in 1831. That mix gives New Alexandria a clear local shape within Ohio, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Prior to this, the area was known as "Tempo" by the surrounding local community, derived from either a temperance hotel that was kept there by Matthew Thompson as far back as 1820, or the village Tempo, County Fermanagh, Ireland where Thompson grew up. New Alexandria is situated on the south side of Cross Creek township, Wells Township line making its southern boundary.