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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lexington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lexington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lexington, please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lexington is historic, it would have been located within present day Edwards County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edwards County: Richland, Wabash, Wayne, White & Gibson (IN).

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:

  • Edwards County     (The home county of Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Bone Gap
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
    • Albion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Ellery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bennington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Camp Travis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
    • Clay City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County
    • Bungay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bungay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
  • Jasper County
    • West Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Francisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Billett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Billett is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
    • Lawrenceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Berryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Berryville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Parkersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gallagher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gallagher is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Wynoose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
    • Claremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Olney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Olney is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
    • Noble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Amity is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Dundas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Passport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Passport is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Bellmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Keensburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Carmel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Patton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Patton is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
    • Adams Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
    • Orio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
    • Allendale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Golden Gate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Barnhill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Geff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Boyleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
    • Cisne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rinard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Grayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Calvin is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
    • Crossville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Phillipstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Phillipstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Burnt Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maunie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Springerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Enfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Owensville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mounts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
    • Patoka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
    • Princeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hazleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fort Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Haubstadt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Giro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Giro is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
    • Francisco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Warrenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Knox County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Beal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
    • Decker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Vincennes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pike County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Pike County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Oatsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oatsville is located in Pike County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
  • Posey County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • 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
    • Barrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Stewartsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • New Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Poseyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cynthiana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wadesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hepburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Blairsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Saint Wendel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Wendel is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
    • Oliver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Armstrong
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Stacer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
    • Darmstadt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Inglefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lexington - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • McClane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bone Gap Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanquary Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Sebastian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frieden's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freidens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (393 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bond Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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.

While we didn't find Lexington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lexington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • 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

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 94 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 26 miles [41.8 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 turn to 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:

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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lexington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.