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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 North 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 North 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.

Name Variations for North Lexington ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Lexington: N. Lexington

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Lexington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Lexington.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

North Lexington is located in Greene County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Rensselaer, Schoharie & Ulster.

Below are the counties that are near North Lexington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Lexington:

  • Greene County     (The home county of North Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Red Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Falls is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
    • Lexington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Kill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jewett Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spruceton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Brooksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
    • Hunter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cornwallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Haines Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston Hollow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Medusa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rensselaerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Westerlo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
    • Westerlo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • South Berne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
    • Dormansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
    • Alcove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reidsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reidsville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • North Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Hudson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Grand Gorge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Denver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleischmanns
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Margaretville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bovina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • South Kortright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harpersfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Tivoli
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruger Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Calcutta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Calcutta is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
    • Worcester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Schenevus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Decatur is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • West Conesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Manorkill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • Broome Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • North Blenheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Livingstonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • South Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • Breakabeen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Breakabeen is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakabeen
    • Franklinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburgh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Vintonton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Claryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lew Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Willowemoc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Curry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Grahamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Beaverkill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
    • Debruce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
  • Ulster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.
    • Bushnellsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bushnellsville is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnellsville
    • Shandaken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Highmount
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Indian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Phoenicia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oliverea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Willow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Belle Ayr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
    • Boiceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Bearsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near North Lexington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North 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 North Lexington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Lexington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Lexington, with the one closest to North Lexington listed first.

  • Deyo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deyoe Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deyoe Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deyoe Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of West Kill.
    • The Deyoe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deyoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64342 <3>
  • St. Joseph's Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Schermerhorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Settlement Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rappelea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little West Kill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Kill Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kill Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Kill Community Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of West Kill.
    • The West Kill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Westkill Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151995 <3>
  • West Kill Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntersfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gass Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (351 more) ...
    • Chase Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Heights Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peck Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find North Lexington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Lexington.

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

  • Lexington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Falls is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Falls
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prattsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Kill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jewett Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
  • Jewett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Conesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Spruceton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruceton is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
  • Windham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Conesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Halcott Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcott Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcott Center
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gilboa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hensonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Manorkill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Lexington. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Lexington.

Newspapers Published in North 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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lexington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Lexington, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Lexington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 North Lexington:

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>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- North Lexington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 North Lexington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.