Welcome to Middle Lancaster ...

Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Middle Lancaster is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Middle Lancaster ...

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

• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Franklin Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Butler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Economy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Aliquippa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aliquippa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <3>
• Beaver Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <3>
• Ellwood City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <3>
• Ambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
  • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <3>
• New Brighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <3>
• Monaca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middle Lancaster ...

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

Adding Middle Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Middle Lancaster post office opened in 1846.

We also found Middle Lancaster in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/