Welcome to Lane ...

Lane is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Lane is located in Kootenai County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Lane is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lane is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lane lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lane (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Lane: (208) and (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Lane - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lane ...

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

• Coeur d'Alene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeur d'Alene
  • Coeur d'Alene is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeur d'Alene <4>
• Saint Maries
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Maries have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maries
  • Saint Maries is located in Benewah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Maries <4>
• Dalton Gardens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
  • Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <4>
• Kellogg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
• Pinehurst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <4>
• Smelterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <4>
• Worley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
  • Worley is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <4>
• Harrison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Wardner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <4>
• Fernan Lake Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
  • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people

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 Lane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lane ...

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

Adding Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lane 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 Lane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lane post office opened in 1891.

We also found Lane in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/