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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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.

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:

  • Holmes County     (The home county of Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Jones Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Ituma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ituma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
    • Tchula
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
      • Tchula is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Tolarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
      • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
    • Gwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
      • Gwin is located in Holmes County
    • Durant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Acona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
    • Goodman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
    • Coxburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
    • Mileston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
      • Mileston is located in Holmes County
    • Wyatt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Sallis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
    • Possumneck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Zemuly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Kosciusko
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Coila
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
    • Vaiden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <2>
    • Carrollton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
    • North Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
      • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Belzoni
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jaketown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
      • Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Sidon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Morgan City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Roebuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
      • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
    • Browning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Leflore County
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Fort Loring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
      • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Itta Bena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Sharpsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Madison County
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Vaughan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Crump
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Yazoo County
    • Nod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
    • Yazoo City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
      • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
      • Former names for Yazoo City:
      • Hannan's Bluff
      • Manchester
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
    • Jonestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexington, see our County-by-County Page for Lexington.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lexington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lexington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lexington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Lexington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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.

  • Wade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
  • Pinkston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
  • Liberty Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Grove Cemetery
  • Stigler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stigler Cemetery
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
  • Oregon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oregon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oregon Cemetery
  • Horring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horring Cemetery
  • Hickory Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • Wade Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Boatwright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boatwright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boatwright Cemetery
    • Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
      • The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hebron Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery

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 Lexington had a population of 1,075 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lexington had a population of 1,412 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.

  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Holmes County
  • Eulogy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulogy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Holmes County
  • Ituma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ituma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
    • Ituma is located in Holmes County
  • Howard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Holmes County
  • Tolarville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
    • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
  • Ebenezer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ebenezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Holmes County
  • Tchula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Durant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Acona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Acona is located in Holmes County
  • Coxburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
    • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
  • Goodman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Holmes County
    • Mileston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
      • Mileston is located in Holmes County
    • Zeiglerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeiglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
      • Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County

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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1132, Longitude: -90.0528    
<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.




 

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