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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Le Sueur County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Le Sueur County: Blue Earth, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley & Waseca.

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:

  • Le Sueur County     (The home county of Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Le Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <2>
    • Heidelberg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Montgomery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cordova
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Kilkenny
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Sueur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Marysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Greenland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Waterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <2>
    • Kasota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <2>
    • Smiths Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
    • Mankato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <2>
    • Saint Clair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <2>
    • Skyline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Judson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Pemberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Rapidan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Gotha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Assumption
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Carver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <2>
    • Cologne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <2>
    • Dahlgren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Chaska
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Norwood Young America
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Young America
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <2>
    • Hydes Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
    • Hazeltine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
      • Hazeltine is located in Carver County
    • Waconia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
      • Waconia is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <2>
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Eureka Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Lakeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Waterford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Burnsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <2>
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • Eden Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • McLeod County
    • Plato
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <2>
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oshawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • North Mankato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <2>
    • New Sweden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Nicollet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Lonsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <2>
    • Trondjem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Faribault
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <2>
    • Cannon City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
      • Cannon City is located in Rice County
    • Northfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Union Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • New Prague
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Plaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Patrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Elko New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
      • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
    • New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
    • Marystown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Elko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Credit River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
    • Prior Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
      • Prior Lake is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <2>
    • Shakopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
      • Shakopee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <2>
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
      • Green Isle is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <2>
    • Gaylord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • New Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
      • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <2>
  • Steele County
    • Medford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Elysian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Janesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <2>
    • Waseca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <2>
    • Alma City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Waseca County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexington, see our County-by-County Page for 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 132 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 30 miles [48.3 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 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Yankee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281046 <4>
  • St. Mary's Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
  • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
  • St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomeranian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeranian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeranian Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Henry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lexington had a population of 45 people in 1895 with 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.

  • Saint Thomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Saint Henry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Heidelberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Montgomery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cordova
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Scott County
  • Doyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
  • New Prague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kilkenny
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheatland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Rice County
  • Le Sueur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Henderson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
    • Saint Peter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lexington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Lexington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4432, Longitude: -93.7022    
<4>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.
<5>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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