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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Lexington is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
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:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Lexington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Brunnerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brickerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lititz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Hopeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Kissell Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Rothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Adamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adamstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Adamstown has also been known as:
- Adamschteddel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamstown <1>
- Womelsdorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robesonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phoebe Berks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wernersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghenyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alleghenyville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghenyville
- Wintersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- North Heidelberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- Tallowyck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallowyck is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowyck
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mohnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Honey Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Suplee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Suplee is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suplee
- Compass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compass is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass
- Dampman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dampman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
- Atglen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Birdell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Cupola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cupola is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupola
- Elverson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Isabella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Isabella is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Lenover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Bachmanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Grantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hummelstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Shellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Manadahill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Skyline View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Highspire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Schaefferstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Miners Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Burd Coleman Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Quentin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stricklerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stricklerstown is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklerstown
- Mount Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timber Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Colebrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Irving
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Marstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Beuchler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Moyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Pine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Suedberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Summit Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Aucheys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aucheys is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheys
- Ravine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Echo Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Friedensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- East Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Wrightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Hallam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Yorkana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Bridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Goram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bittersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Starview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Stonybrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- York Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
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.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moravian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kauffman's Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bassler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bassler Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lititz.
- The Bassler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bassler Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369144 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shumaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Earhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lexington had a population of 346 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington, with the one closest to Lexington listed first.
- Brunnerville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Limerock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerock
- Lititz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brickerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Kissell Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Rothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Millway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millway is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millway
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Penryn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penryn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penryn
- Durlach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durlach is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durlach
- Manheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster Junction is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Junction
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
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 146 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lebanon County
- Schuylkill County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <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. |