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Welcome to Lanark ...

Lanark is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lanark: LAN-ark<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Lanark is 5,950 feet [1,814 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lanark is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lanark lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lanark: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Lanark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Lanark - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Montana (2), New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lanark ...

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

  • Montpelier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
  • Georgetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Charles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
    • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
  • Bennington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Dingle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Novene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novene have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
    • Novene is located in Bear Lake 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 Lanark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanark.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanark ...

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

Adding Lanark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanark 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 Lanark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lanark post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanark.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lanark. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanark - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Lanark area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Lanark area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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