Coordinates: 39°45′36″N 84°32′02″W / 39.76000°N 84.53389°W / 39.76000; -84.53389

New Lexington, Preble County, Ohio

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New Lexington is an unincorporated community in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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New Lexington was laid out and platted in 1805, making it the oldest existing settlement in Preble County.[2] The community was named after Lexington, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler, James Irwin Nisbet (1777–1830), who executed the original survey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Lexington, Preble County, Ohio
  2. ^ Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 375.
  3. ^ History of Preble County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1881. p. 326.

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