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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Lexington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lexington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.

  • Browns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bone Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Top is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
  • Gards Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gards Point is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maud is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
  • West Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Cowling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cowling is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
  • Samsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Samsville is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
  • Ellery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Friendsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendsville is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Maple Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Grayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Parkersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Patton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Patton is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Berryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Berryville is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Golden Gate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Calvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Calvin is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Griffin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Barrett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Allendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>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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