New Lexington, Preble County, Ohio

New Lexington is an unincorporated community in Perry 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

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