Welcome to Lanham ...

Lanham is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Lanham is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lanham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lanham: (785)

Communities Also Named Lanham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lanham - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lanham ...

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

• Beatrice
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <3>
• Fairbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <3>
• Marysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
• Wymore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore
  • Wymore is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wymore <3>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
• Hanover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
• Blue Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <3>
• Greenleaf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <3>
• Odell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
• Diller
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanham ...

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

Adding Lanham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lanham 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 Lanham was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lanham in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lanham post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/