Welcome to New Lexington ...

New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa 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 1836.

New Lexington is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for New Lexington: (205)

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 Kansas, Ohio (3) 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.

• Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fayette
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Berry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Berry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <4>
• Oakman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
  • Oakman is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Oakman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <4>
• Kennedy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kennedy
• Belk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
  • Belk is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Belk
• Bankston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Bankston is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bankston
• Rossland City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
  • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rossland City
• Samantha
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Samantha
• Old Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Old Town
• Ashcraft Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
  • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ashcraft Corner

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 1836.

We also found New Lexington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/