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Welcome to Lander ...

Lander is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lander, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Lander is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lander: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Lander ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lander - they are located in California, Maryland, Nevada and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lander ...

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

  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
  • Warren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <4>
  • Falconer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
  • Youngsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
  • Celoron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <4>
  • Sugar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Panama
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Panama is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
  • Clarendon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lander ...

Looking for more information about Lander? 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 Lander, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lander.

Adding Lander to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lander 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 (so far) for Lander was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lander post office opened in 1862. The Lander post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lander.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lander - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Lander area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Lander area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/