Welcome to Lexington ...

Lexington is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Lexington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Lexington is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lexington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lexington lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Lexington: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Van Buren County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lexington.

Communities near Lexington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lexington.

• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Kalona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Wellman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Riverside
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• North English
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <4>
• Keota
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• Wayland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>
• Brighton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
• Richland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lexington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

Looking for more information about Lexington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lexington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lexington.

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lexington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lexington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1868.

We also found Lexington in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lexington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/