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History · Alexis

Alexis’ post office opened in 1894

Most of Alexis was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. Below: maps from 1914 on.

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How Alexis began

When was Alexis founded?

1894

The Alexis post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Harden (1881), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 589132 years
Founding year: the first Alexis post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Alexis’ past

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The story so far

Alexis, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alexis yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Alexis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is located approximately three miles north of Stanley. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 589. Alexis was incorporated in 1899. Alexis was formerly named Alex's Cross Roads, for an individual named Alexander who owned land in the area. The community is in Gaston County, but official residents of the community (by zip code) live in both Gaston and Lincoln counties. The zip code for Alexis is 28006.

Its first post office opened in 1894.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Alexis, 1881 to 1914

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881Post officeThe Harden post office opens
  3. 1894Post officeThe Alexis post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1903Post officeThe Harden post office closes
  6. 1914On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Alexis on the map, 1914 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Alexis. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Alexis on the 1914 USGS mapAlexis on the 1970 USGS map1914Gastonia sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Alexis.

Famous people

Famous people close to Alexis

Nobody well known was born in Alexis itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tori AmosAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Thomas SowellAmerican economist, social theorist, political … · b. 1930
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James WorthyAmerican basketball player · b. 1961
Luke CombsAmerican country singer · b. 1990
Hassan WhitesideAmerican basketball player · b. 1989
Reneé RappAmerican actress and singer · b. 2000
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Alexis’s post office has been open since 1894. Another post office, Harden, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Harden
1881–1903
Alexis
1894–today
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Alexis’ history

What year was Alexis founded?

The Alexis post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.