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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lexington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lexington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lexington, please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lexington is historic, it would have been located within present day Erie County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
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:
- Erie County (The home county of Lexington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cranesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Little Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Pennside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Springboro Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crossingville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Conneautville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Dicksonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Norrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Coons Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Venango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Linesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York County
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Conneaut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gould
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Crestlawn Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Ashtabula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Salsbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Randall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Randall Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Albion.
- The Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Randall / Valley Cemetery
- Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976564 <3>
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farnham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Lexington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lexington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Lundys Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundys Lane
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Thornton Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thornton Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- West Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pennside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Elk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Girard Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Girard Junction is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Junction
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pont
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 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lexington, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lexington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lexington:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Ashtabula County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lexington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |