Welcome to Lancaster ...
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.
Lancaster would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.
The location of Lancaster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lancaster is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lancaster was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Lancaster (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Lancaster once stood is in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Lancaster ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Lancaster: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Wayne County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (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.
- Putnam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
- Talbotton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
- Talbotton is located in Talbot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <5>
- Waverly Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Hall
- Waverly Hall is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly Hall <5>
- Ida Vesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Vesper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Talbot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
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.
Adding Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lancaster 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 Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1899.
We also found Lancaster on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Marion, 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 Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |