Welcome to Lancaster ...

Lancaster is located in Lane County<1>.

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 consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Lancaster is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lancaster: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Lancaster: This one is located in Lane County and the other is located in Malheur County.

Beyond Oregon, 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), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, 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.

• Eugene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Eugene is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <5>
• Springfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Veneta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
  • Veneta is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <5>
• Brownsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Coburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <5>
• Halsey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>
• Monroe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Cheshire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheshire <5>
• Bellfountain Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellfountain Junction
  • Bellfountain Junction is located in Benton County
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Lane County

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1866.

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

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 Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/