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Welcome to Lancaster ...

Lancaster is located in Huntington County<1>.

Lancaster is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lancaster: 260

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

While we believe that this Lancaster is located in Huntington County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Lancaster. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay and Jefferson County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (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.

  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bluffton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wabash
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Upland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ossian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Roanoke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montpelier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lancaster ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Huntington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.