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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 New 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 New 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.

New Lexington is located in Somerset County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Bedford, Cambria, Fayette & Westmoreland.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of New Lexington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lexington, with the one closest to New Lexington listed first.
    • New Centerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
      • New Centerville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Casselman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casselman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
      • Casselman is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Rockwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Markleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lavansville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Somerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
    • Husband
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
      • Husband is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Husband
      • From New Lexington to Husband
    • Garrett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <2>
    • Confluence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <2>
    • Althouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Althouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
      • Althouse is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Althouse
      • From New Lexington to Althouse
    • Beachdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Roytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lexington, with the one closest to New Lexington listed first.
    • Hyndman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <2>
    • Kegg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kegg
      • From New Lexington to Kegg
    • Stringtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lexington, with the one closest to New Lexington listed first.
    • Elim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
    • Ferndale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Cambria County
    • Lorain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
      • Lorain is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Scalp Level
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Southmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Westmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Fayette County
  • Westmoreland County
  • Allegany County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lexington, with the one closest to New Lexington listed first.
    • Frostburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midlothian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
      • Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Mount Savage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
      • Mount Savage is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <2>
    • Zihlman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrelville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Borden Shaft
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eckhart Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Klondike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
      • Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocean
      • From New Lexington to Ocean
    • Woodland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellerslie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
      • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Garrett County (MD)
  • Preston County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lexington, with the one closest to New Lexington listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruceton Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton Mills
      • Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton Mills <2>
    • Little Sandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgans Glade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orr
      • From New Lexington to Orr

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

Cemeteries Near New Lexington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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 New Lexington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Younkin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Younkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Younkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bakersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Jersey Church Turkeyfoot Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nedrow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Imel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ursina Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Husband Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husband Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husband Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sands Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sands Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Lexington had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Somerset County
  • Barronvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barronvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronvale
    • Barronvale is located in Somerset County
  • Casselman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casselman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
    • Casselman is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Gebhart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gebhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebhart
    • Gebhart is located in Somerset County
  • Trent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Somerset County
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scullton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scullton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullton
    • Scullton is located in Somerset County
  • Markleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pinkerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
    • Pinkerton is located in Somerset County
  • Shamrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Somerset County
  • Fort Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
    • Fort Hill is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hill <2>
  • Lavansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bakersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
      • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
    • Draketown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draketown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
      • Draketown is located in Somerset County
    • Somerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>

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

Newspapers Published in New 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lexington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Lexington, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New 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 New Lexington:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lexington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 New Lexington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Lexington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Lexington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9375, Longitude: -79.2376       In this case, the coordinates for New Lexington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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