Welcome to North Lexington ...

North Lexington is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of North 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 North Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for North Lexington: N. Lexington

North Lexington is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Lexington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named North Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named North Lexington - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near North Lexington ...

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

• Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Framingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people

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 North Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Lexington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Lexington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Lexington ...

Looking for more information about North 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 North Lexington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Lexington.

Adding North Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Lexington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found North Lexington in the book titled .<4> From that list, the North Lexington post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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