Welcome to Lexington ...

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.

Lexington would have been located within present day Edwards County<2>.

The location of Lexington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Lexington: LEKS-ing-tuhn<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lexington is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Lexington was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lexington (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

If Lexington still existed, it would have been in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Lexington: This one is located in Edwards County and the other is located in McLean County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lexington.

Communities near Lexington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lexington.

• Mount Carmel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <6>
• Albion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
• Grayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <6>
• Owensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <6>
• Poseyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <6>
• West Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• New Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <6>
• Crossville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <6>
• Allendale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <6>
• Bellmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmont
  • Bellmont is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmont <6>

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 Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Lexington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov