Lexington, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Bonaparte Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52620. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bonaparte quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Lexington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7listed 1977 · 0.5 miles away
Meek's Flour Milllisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Bonaparte Historic Riverfront Districtlisted 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Bonaparte Pottery Archeological Districtlisted 1999 · 0.8 miles away- Aunty Green Hotellisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Bonaparte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Lexington (historical) between 2008 and 2014, burning about 25 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 31827 HWY 2 FARMINGTON, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lexington (historical): 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Camanche Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dawson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonaparte | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Palestine (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Vernon | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bentonsport | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Plymouth | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Harrisburg | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Farmington | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pierceville | 6.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 465349. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.





