Our Genealogy Helper
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Somerset County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
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:
- Somerset County (The home county of Lexington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Highland Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- East New Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Embden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- North Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barron Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Caratunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Kingfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrabassett Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- New Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Strong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- South Strong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- East Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Phillips
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eustis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coplin Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Kennebec County
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Kingsbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 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.
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.
- Pierce Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bingham Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Bingham.
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugartown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emery Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Town Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman - True Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Athearn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Point Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lexington had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Kingfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North New Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East New Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Embden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- North Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- South Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Strong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
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 78 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lexington:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |