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 Lancaster had a population of 1,692 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 10,064 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- East Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Lancaster is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lancaster
- Bowmansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blossom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Brook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Town Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cheektowaga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Doyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Erie County
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- Gardenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
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- East Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Seneca is located in Erie County
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- Spring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elma Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
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- Looneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- West Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wende
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wende is located in Erie County
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- Millgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Erie County
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- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jamison Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamison Road is located in Erie County
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- East Elma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Elma is located in Erie County
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- Marilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Alden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Alden is located in Erie County
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- Alden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarence Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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