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Welcome to New Lexington ...

New Lexington is located in Somerset County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of New Lexington, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lexington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

New Lexington is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Lexington is within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named New Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named New Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Kansas and Ohio (3).

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.

  • Connellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Somerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • South Connellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
    • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
  • Boswell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
    • Boswell is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
  • Grantsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Confluence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Confluence is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
  • Salisbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 1850.

We also found New Lexington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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 Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Lexington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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