Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lexington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lexington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 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 west 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 Richland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
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:
- Richland County (The home county of Lexington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Hanley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ganges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Loudonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jeromesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Ruggles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Polk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Crestline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Broken Sword
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Oceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Ashley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Condit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Leonardsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Delphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Celeryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Willard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Batemantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Dorema
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Nunda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jelloway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Lock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Martel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Shawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Carrothers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Funk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lattasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Shreve
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Millbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Wyandot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexington, see our County-by-County Page for Lexington.
Cemeteries Near Lexington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lexington.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lexington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lexington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Lexington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Troy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haldeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shauck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mansfield Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caesarea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lexington had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lexington had a population of 4,695 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Steam Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Bellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bangorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Hastings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Toledo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Ankenytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Crestline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lexington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexington.
Newspapers Published in 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 51 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of 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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lexington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Wayne County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |