Welcome to New Lancaster ...
So far, we found very little information about New Lancaster. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Lancaster to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Lancaster, please Contact Us.
New Lancaster would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Lancaster is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where New Lancaster was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where New Lancaster was located: 309 & 861<4>
Communities Also Named New Lancaster ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Lancaster - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Lancaster.
Communities near New Lancaster ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Lancaster.
- Macomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <6>
- Abingdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Abingdon is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <6>
- Bushnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Bushnell is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <6>
- Oquawka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquawka
- Oquawka is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquawka <6>
- La Harpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <6>
- Stronghurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stronghurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghurst
- Stronghurst is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stronghurst <6>
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
- Kirkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <6>
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 New Lancaster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Lancaster.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New 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 New Lancaster.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lancaster. See our Newspapers Page for New Lancaster.
Adding New Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New 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 New Lancaster was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Lancaster.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 New Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Lancaster - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the New Lancaster area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the New Lancaster area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |