Welcome to West Lancaster ...

West Lancaster is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for West Lancaster: W. Lancaster

West Lancaster is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Lancaster is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named West Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Lancaster - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Lancaster ...

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

• Xenia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Washington Court House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Washington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• Wilmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Cedarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Yellow Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <4>
• Sabina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
• Jamestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• South Charleston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Lancaster ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Lancaster.

Adding West Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Lancaster post office opened in 1852.

We also found West Lancaster in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Lancaster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/