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Nearest Communities to Lexington,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lexington, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lexington:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Lexington is located in Lafayette County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette County: Carroll, Jackson, Johnson, Pettis, Ray & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 165 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lexington. Of these communities, 138 are located in counties other than Lafayette County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Lexington (which is Lafayette County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Lexington

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Lafayette County   (where Lexington resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lafayettecountymo.gov/
    • County Seat for Lafayette:   Lexington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Myrick
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Myrick is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
      • Wellington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabeau
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Tabeau is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabeau
      • Page City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Page City is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
      • Dover Station
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Dover Station is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Station
      • Dover
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mayview
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Simpson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Simpson is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Waterloo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Greenton is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenton
      • Higginsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Napoleon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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        • Fortyville ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Fortyville is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortyville
        • Hodge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Odessa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Corder
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuba
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Cuba is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Oakland ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Oakland is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Aullville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
        • Bates City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Lafayette
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Alma
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Alma is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
        • Waverly
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
        • Chapel Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Concordia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ernestville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ernestville is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
        • Emma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell County
  • Carroll County
    • County Website:   https://www.carrollcountymo.gov/
    • County Seat for Carroll:   Carrollton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Miles Point
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Norborne
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugartree
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
      • Palemon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stet
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Judd
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Judd is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
      • Bowdry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Bowdry is located in Carroll County
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      • Bingham ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bingham is located in Carroll County
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      • Roads
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Roads is located in Carroll County
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      • W B Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • W B Junction is located in Carroll County
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      • South Carrollton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • South Carrollton is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
      • Carrollton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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        • Mandeville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Quote
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Quote is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quote
        • Bogard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Standish
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Standish is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
        • Wakenda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Plymouth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Plymouth is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Fisher ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Fisher is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Coloma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Coloma is located in Carroll County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://www.claycountymo.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Liberty
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Clevenger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Clevenger is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
      • Cooleys ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Cooleys is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys
      • Excelsior Springs Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Miltondale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Miltondale is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltondale
      • Coopers
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Coopers is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Chick ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Chick is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick
      • Crescent Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Crescent Lake is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
      • Excelsior Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Claysville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Claysville is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
      • Missouri City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Prathersville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Prathersville is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Greenville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenville is located in Clay County
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      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Clinton County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jacksongov.org/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Levasy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Levasy is located in Jackson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Buckner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sibley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hiler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hiler is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiler
      • Pink Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pink Hill is located in Jackson County
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      • Six-Mile
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Six-Mile is located in Jackson County
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      • Grain Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sni Mills
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Lake City is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Atherton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Blue Mills
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Blue Mills is located in Jackson County
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        • Ripley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Ripley is located in Jackson County
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        • Blue Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hicks City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tarsney Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Tarsney Lakes is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarsney Lakes
        • Tarsney
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Tarsney is located in Jackson County
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        • Cobbler
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Cobbler is located in Jackson County
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        • Adams
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Eton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Eton is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
        • Lake Lotawana
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Tapawingo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
        • East Independence
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • East Independence is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Independence
        • Selsa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Selsa is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selsa
        • Lone Jack
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Courtney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Courtney is located in Jackson County
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        • River Bend
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • River Bend is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
        • Cockrell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cement City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Cement City is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
        • Independence
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jococourthouse.com/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Warrensburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Hoffman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Hoffman is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Robbins
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Robbins is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
      • Fayetteville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Fayetteville is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Mount Olive
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Olive is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Columbus
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pittsville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Pittsville is located in Johnson County
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      • Elm
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Elm is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
      • Greendoor
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fulkerson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fulkerson is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson
      • Valley City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley City is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Blackwater ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Blackwater is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
      • Dunksburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerview
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Warrensburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Ray County
    • County Website:   https://raycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Ray:   Richmond
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lexington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lexington.
      • Henrietta
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Henrietta is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Hardin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Hardin is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Camden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Richmond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Camden Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Camden Junction is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Junction
      • Morton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fleming
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Fleming is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Lakeview
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakeview is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Saint Cloud
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Cloud is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Rockingham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Swanwick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Swanwick is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanwick
      • Floyd
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Floyd is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
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        • Dockery
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Dockery is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
        • Albany
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Albany is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Orrick
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Millville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Millville is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
        • Russellville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Russellville is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
        • Elkhorn
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Elkhorn is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
        • Rayville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • New Garden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • New Garden is located in Ray County
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        • Wood Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
        • Woods Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Ovid ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Regal
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Regal is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
        • Knoxville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Vibbard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Vibbard is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vibbard
        • Crystal Lakes
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
        • Golf Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Golf Hill is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Hill
        • Georgeville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Taitsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Taitsville is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
        • Homestead
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Homestead is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
        • Tinney Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
        • Excelsior Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Sandals
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Sandals is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
        • Lawson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmira Camp
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmira Camp is located in Ray County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Camp
        • Elmira
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmira is located in Ray County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Saline County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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