Lexington, Carroll County, Indiana

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Lexington
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Carroll County's location in Indiana
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Lexington
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°27′32″N86°29′20″W / 40.45889°N 86.48889°W / 40.45889; -86.48889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Democrat
Elevation
[1]
751 ft (229 m)
ZIP code
46920
FIPS code 18-43128 [2]
GNIS feature ID437810 [1]

Lexington is an unincorporated community in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana.

History

Lexington was laid out in 1835. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lexington, Carroll County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 83.