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>.

The location of New 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 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.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Lancaster was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where New Lancaster once stood is in the (309) area code.

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.<3> 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Stronghurst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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 <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 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