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Lexington

Ghost town · Erie County, Pennsylvania

Girard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Girard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lexington is a ghost town in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Erie County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lexington as a historical populated place on the East Springfield topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.9295° N, 80.3806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Springfield
Elevation861 ft
Nearest living townAlbion, PA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1197593
Coordinates41.92950, -80.38062

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What's there now

Lexington is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albion, PA (population 1,269), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 861 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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