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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lancaster. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lancaster (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lancaster. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lancaster is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Lancaster. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lancaster:
- Marion County (The home county of Lancaster)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Juniper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Draneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Ida Vesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Central Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Cusseta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ochillee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Waverly Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cataula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Ideal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oglethorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Upatoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- East Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Sunset Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Baker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Fortson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Hilton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Lincoln Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Wynnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Louvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Box Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Talbotton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Prattsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Belleview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Mauk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Rupert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Reynolds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lincoln Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Thomaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Webster County
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Fontaine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lancaster, see our County-by-County Page for Lancaster.
Cemeteries Near Lancaster ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lancaster.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lancaster - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lancaster covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trinity Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talbotton City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lancaster in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lancaster.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Juniper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paschal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paschal is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal
- Box Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brantley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Baldwinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Talbotton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Upatoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eelbeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Baughville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baughville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughville
- Ridgeway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Glen Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lancaster. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lancaster.
Newspapers Published in Lancaster ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancaster.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lancaster, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lancaster.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lancaster:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Macon County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Upson County
- Webster County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lancaster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |