Welcome to Lancaster ...

The city of Lancaster is located in Garrard County<1> and is the County Seat for Garrard County.

The location of 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 Lancaster, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lancaster has a population of 3,847 people<3> (see below for details).

Lancaster is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lancaster, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Lancaster: (859)

The ZIP codes for Lancaster: 40444, 40446<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lancaster had an population of 3,847 people. This is an increase of 11.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lancaster had a population of 3,442 people (which is 20.35% of the total population of Garrard County). This makes Lancaster the county's most populous community.

The population of Lancaster represents 0.08% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,442 people, the population of Lancaster decreased 7.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,734 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lancaster.

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), 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.

• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
• Nicholasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <6>
• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <6>
• Berea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <6>
• Harrodsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <6>
• Wilmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <6>
• Stanford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <6>
• Junction City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <6>
• Brodhead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <6>
• Burgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <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 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. Our list includes 7 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lancaster.

Adding Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Lancaster on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/