Welcome to Lansing ...

Lansing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Lansing is located in Harrison County<1>.

The location of Lansing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

When the people of Lansing refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lansingite<3>

Lansing is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lansing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lansing: (903) & (430)<5>

Communities Also Named Lansing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Lansing - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Yukon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lansing.

Communities near Lansing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lansing.

• Longview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Marshall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <6>
• Kilgore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Gladewater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Hallsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <6>
• Tatum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <6>
• Lakeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
• Clarksville City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
  • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• East Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
  • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people

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 Lansing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lansing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lansing. 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 Lansing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lansing. See our Newspapers Page for Lansing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansing ...

Looking for more information about Lansing? 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 Lansing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lansing.

Adding Lansing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lansing 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 Lansing was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lansing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lansing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/