Welcome to Lancaster ...

Lancaster is located in Suwannee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Lancaster is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lancaster: (386)

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Lancaster: This one is located in Suwannee County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Florida, there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 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.

• Live Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Mayo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <4>
• Lee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <4>
• Day
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <4>
• Buckville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Padlock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
• McAlpin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin
  • McAlpin is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlpin <4>
• Rixford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
• Marion
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Hamilton County

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 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 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 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/