Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Lancaster came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Lancaster in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lancaster. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Lancaster, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lancaster:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Lancaster was listed as Lancaster Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Lancaster was listed as Lancaster Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Lancaster was listed as Lancaster Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Lancaster is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Lancaster in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Lancaster for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Lancaster. See our Misc Page for Lancaster for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Lancaster:

Lancaster was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)