Welcome to East Lexington ...

East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Lexington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Lexington: E. Lexington

East Lexington is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

East Lexington is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named East Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Lexington - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near East Lexington ...

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

• Buena Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Glasgow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Goshen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Iron Gate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Riverside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• Buffalo Forge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
• Fancy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
• Fairfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
• Alto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
• Marlbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
  • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Lexington ...

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

Adding East Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found East Lexington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/