New Lexington, Preble County, Ohio
New Lexington is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Lexington, Preble County, Ohio
- Lowry, Robert Eaton (1915). History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 375.
- History of Preble County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1881. p. 326.
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