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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lexington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lexington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lexington is located in Oglethorpe County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oglethorpe County: Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Madison, Taliaferro & Wilkes.

Below are the counties that are near Lexington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lexington:

  • Oglethorpe County     (The home county of Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Crawford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stephens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Former name for Stephens:
      • Antioch
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <1>
    • Arnoldsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Veribest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veribest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
    • Maxeys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
      • Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <1>
    • Palmetto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Barrow County
    • Statham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statham
      • Statham is located in Barrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statham <1>
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Winterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shoals Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Chamberlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Lexington Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Athens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Jefferson Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Pine Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
    • Cleveland Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
      • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Elberton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewy Rose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Goss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Silk Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
    • Bowman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Harper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
      • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
    • Edinburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Franklin Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Royston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cromers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
    • Jacksonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Daniel Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Greensboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Siloam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • White Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <1>
    • Swaggy Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swaggy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Hancock County
    • Gum Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Attica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholson <1>
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talasee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Arcade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Commerce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Bostwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Buckhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Braswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Spartan Lane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartan Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
      • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
    • Watkinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
      • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <1>
    • Marshall Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
      • Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
    • Bishop
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Farmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
    • Overlook Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
      • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Eastville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
      • Eastville is located in Oconee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastville
      • From Lexington to Eastville
    • High Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • North High Shoals
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
      • North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Bogart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Osceola Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
      • Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Carters Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawfordville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Raytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raytown
      • From Lexington to Raytown
  • Walton County
  • Warren County
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
      • Rayle is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <1>
    • New Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
    • Tyrone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tignall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tignall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
      • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <1>
    • Washington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lundberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexington, see our County-by-County Page for Lexington.

Cemeteries Near Lexington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lexington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lexington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.

  • Lexington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reece Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith - Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tiller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCannon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Matthews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cunningham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Robert Smith Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lexington had a population of 441 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lexington had a population of 230 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.

  • Crawford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stephens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Former name for Stephens:
    • Antioch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <1>
  • Sandy Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
    • Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Maxeys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeys
    • Maxeys is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxeys <1>
  • Dunlap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Anon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
    • Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Point Peter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
    • Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Bairdstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bairdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
    • Bairdstown is located in Greene County
  • Vesta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
    • Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Winterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Philomath
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philomath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
    • Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Carlton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Comer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Penfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
      • Penfield is located in Greene County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lexington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexington.

Newspapers Published in Lexington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lexington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lexington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lexington:

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

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8697, Longitude: -83.1118    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lexington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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