A visit to the Lexington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Lexington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lexington Cemetery:
41.3945, -91.8074
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lexington Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the southeast of the Lexington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lexington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Chester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Chester Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester Cemetery
- Roberts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Craven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Craven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Wellman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wassonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wassonville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassonville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bucker Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Keota Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Keota Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Talleyrand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Kinross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rubio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Ainsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- South English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Coppock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Parnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North English
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- River Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Lexington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lexington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Brighton
- Hills
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lexington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- North English
- Parnell
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Riverside
- South English
- Washington
- Wellman
- West Chester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Lexington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Washington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Lexington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1981803 (Lexington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981803 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Washington
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wellman
- Location given for Lexington Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3944591 Lon: -91.8073931
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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