Welcome to Lanfair ...
So far, we found very little information about Lanfair. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lanfair to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lanfair, please Contact Us.
Lanfair would have been located within present day San Bernardino County<2>.
The location of Lanfair has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanfair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lanfair is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lanfair is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lanfair was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lanfair (for example, toward Bullhead City (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Lanfair would have been located in the (760) & (442)<5> area codes.
Communities near Lanfair ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lanfair.
- Goffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffs
- Goffs is located in San Bernardino County
- Cima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cima
- Cima is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cima <6>
- Cal-Nev-Ari
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal-Nev-Ari
- Cal-Nev-Ari is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cal-Nev-Ari <6>
- Nipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipton
- Nipton is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipton <6>
- Essex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Essex is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <6>
- Kelso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in San Bernardino County
- Abbottsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Abbottsville is located in Clark County (NV)
- Searchlight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
- Searchlight is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <6>
- Emerald City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
- Emerald City is located in Clark County (NV)
- Mountain Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pass
- Mountain Pass is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pass <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lanfair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanfair.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lanfair. 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 Lanfair.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanfair. See our Newspapers Page for Lanfair.
Adding Lanfair to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lanfair in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lanfair was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Lanfair post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanfair.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lanfair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanfair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |