Welcome to Lancaster ...
Although we found mention of Lancaster during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Lancaster was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Lancaster to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lancaster, please Contact Us.
The location of Lancaster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Lancaster is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Lancaster might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Lancaster would be found within the (479) area code.
Communities Also Named Lancaster ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lancaster.
Communities near Lancaster ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lancaster.
- Fort Smith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
- Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
- Barling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
- Barling is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Roland is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
- Lavaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
- Arkoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
- Arkoma is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <4>
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
- Kibler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lancaster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lancaster.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lancaster. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lancaster.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster. See our Newspapers Page for Lancaster.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lancaster ...
Looking for more information about Lancaster? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lancaster.
Adding Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lancaster in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1882.
We also found Lancaster on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Lancaster and then turned east". While Lancaster could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Lancaster as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lancaster could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |