Welcome to New Lexington ...

New Lexington is located in Preble County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of New Lexington: LEX-ing-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

New Lexington is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named New Lexington ...

While we believe that this New Lexington is located in Preble County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named New Lexington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Knox and Perry County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 5 communities that are also named New Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near New Lexington ...

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

• Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Kettering
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Trotwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <5>
• Miamisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <5>
• Vandalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <5>
• Englewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lexington ...

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

Adding New Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Lexington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Lexington post office opened in 1816.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/