Welcome to Lanham ...
Lanham is located in Gage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
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
Area Codes for Lanham: 402 & 531<3>
Communities Also Named Lanham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lanham - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, 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)
- Fairbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wymore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Washington County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Greenleaf is located in Washington County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
- Odell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lanham post office opened in 1886.
We also found Lanham on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Gage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Lanham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Lanham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |