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In the United States:- Lexington, KentuckyLexington, KentuckyLexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, the largest 'Lexington' - Lexington, MassachusettsLexington, MassachusettsLexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
, the oldest 'Lexington'- Battles of Lexington and ConcordBattles of Lexington and ConcordThe Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy , and Cambridge, near Boston...
, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Lexington, AlabamaLexington, AlabamaLexington is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 840.-Geography:...
- Lexington, GeorgiaLexington, GeorgiaLexington is a city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 239 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Oglethorpe County...
- Lexington, IllinoisLexington, IllinoisLexington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2010 census. There are two theories of its name. One says it was named for the Battle of Lexington, where General Gridley's father fought...
- Lexington, IndianaLexington, IndianaLexington is an unincorporated community in Lexington Township, Scott County, Indiana, United States, located about 10 miles west of the Ohio River and 28 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. The town itself was founded before Indiana became the 19th state in 1816 and was located in Jefferson...
- Lexington, Carroll County, IndianaLexington, Carroll County, IndianaLexington is an unincorporated town in Democrat Township, Carroll County, Indiana....
- Lexington, MaineLexington, MaineLexington, Maine is a township in Somerset County, Maine, United States. Lexington, along with the township of Concord, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset. The population of Central Somerset was 336 as of the 2000 census...
- Lexington, MichiganLexington, MichiganLexington is a village in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Lexington Township.-Geography:...
- Lexington, MinnesotaLexington, MinnesotaLexington is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. There is also Lexington Township in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.-Geography:...
- Lexington, MississippiLexington, MississippiLexington is a city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,025 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Holmes County.-Geography:Lexington is located at ....
- Lexington, MissouriLexington, MissouriLexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies about 40 miles east of Kansas City and is part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
- Lexington, NebraskaLexington, NebraskaLexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,230 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union...
- Lexington, New YorkLexington, New YorkLexington is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 805 at the 2010 census.The Town of Lexington is in the southwest part of Greene County.- History :The town was first settled around 1788....
- Lexington, North CarolinaLexington, North CarolinaLexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 ...
- Lexington, OhioLexington, OhioLexington is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,822 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,165 in 2000....
- Lexington, OklahomaLexington, OklahomaLexington is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. The city population was 2,152 at the 2010 census. Sperling Best Places reports that over 7400 residents live in the Lexington Zip code-Geography:Lexington is located at ....
- Lexington, OregonLexington, OregonLexington is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 263 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Lexington, South CarolinaLexington, South CarolinaLexington is a town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 17,870 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lexington is located at ....
- Lexington, TennesseeLexington, TennesseeLexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,393 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County...
- Lexington, TexasLexington, TexasLexington is a town in Lee County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,178 at the 2000 census. Lexington, a trading town, is about northeast of Austin.-Geography:Lexington is located at ....
- Lexington, VirginiaLexington, VirginiaLexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
- Lexington (plantation), Virginia
- Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)Lexington Avenue (Manhattan)Lexington Avenue, often colloquially abbreviated by New Yorkers as "Lex," is an avenue on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that carries southbound one-way traffic from East 131st Street to Gramercy Park at East 21st Street...
, a street in New York City
Places formerly called Lexington
- Laxton, NottinghamshireLaxton, NottinghamshireLaxton is a small village in the civil parish of Laxton and Moorhouse in the English county of Nottinghamshire, situated about 25 miles northeast of Nottingham city centre....
, England - Lexington, CaliforniaLexington, CaliforniaLexington, California is a ghost town in Santa Clara County, now submerged by the Lexington Reservoir. It is located at latitude 34°11'47"N, longitude 121°59'14"W; decimal degrees: latitude 37.19639, longitude -121.98722. Originally located along Los Gatos Creek, the town was 550 feet above sea...
Ships
- Lexington-class aircraft carrierLexington class aircraft carrierThe Lexington class aircraft carriers were the first operational aircraft carriers in the United States Navy. There were two ships in the class: and ....
, the first operational aircraft carrier class in the United States Navy - Steamship LexingtonSteamship LexingtonThe paddlewheel steamship Lexington was the fastest vessel which traveled from New York City to Boston during 1835-1840. It sank on January 14, 1840 after catching fire the previous evening.-The Ship:...
, which burned and sank off the coast of Long Island in 1840, the name of various United States Navy ships, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
Other uses
- Lexington (automobile), an early automobile
- Lexington (horse)Lexington (horse)Lexington was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame came however as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the Leading sire in North America 16 times, and of his many brood mare and racer...
, a 19th-century champion racehorse - Lexington PartnersLexington PartnersLexington Partners, is a leading independent manager of secondary private equity and co-Investment funds, founded in 1994. Lexington Partners manages approximately $18 billion of which $3.8 billion was committed to the firm's sixth and latest fund .Lexington was founded by former investment...
, a private equity firm - Lexington QueenLexington QueenLexington Queen is a nightclub in Roppongi, Tokyo. The current name of the establishment has been changed to The 'New Lex Edo', but it is often simply referred to by 'Lex'. Located underground near Roppongi Crossing, the club is a well-known and favourite hangout for models and celebrities on the...
, a dance club in Tokyo - Lexington SteeleLexington SteeleClifton Todd Britt , better known as Lexington Steele, is an American award-winning pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc. He is the first actor to have won the AVN Male Performer of the Year Award three times.- Education, career prior to...
, pornographic actor
See also
- Lexington Airport (disambiguation)
- Lexington Bridge (disambiguation)