Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Lancaster had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Lancaster, with the one closest to East Lancaster listed first.
- Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Town Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Bowmansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Spring Brook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Brook Station is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Station
- Elma Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elma Center is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Former name for Elma Center:
- Elma Centre
- East Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Seneca is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Seneca
- Spring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Hill is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- West Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Alden is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alden
- Alden Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alden Center is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
- Former name for Alden Center:
- Alden Centre
- Wende
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wende is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
- Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Cheektowaga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forks is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Gardenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Jamison Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamison Road is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Road
- East Elma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Elma is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Elma
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- West Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Williston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Newstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Newstead is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newstead
- Clarence Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sloan is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doyle is also located in Erie County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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