Welcome to New Lancaster ...

New Lancaster is located in Tipton County<1>.

The location of New Lancaster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

New Lancaster is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Lancaster is located in the (765) 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 Illinois, 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.

• Noblesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Anderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Cicero
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Tipton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pendleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <4>
• Sheridan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Fairmount
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lancaster ...

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

Adding New Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Lancaster 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 New Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Lancaster post office opened in 1847.

We also found New Lancaster 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 ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov