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Welcome to Lancaster ...

Lancaster is located in Suwannee County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
  • Lee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
  • Day
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Padlock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
  • McAlpin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rixford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Marion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion

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 (so far) for Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1896. The Lancaster post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Suwannee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/