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Welcome to Lancaster Mill ...

Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The pronunciation of Lancaster Mill: LANK-uh-stur<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lancaster Mill: Lancaster Ml. (or less commonly used: Lancaster Mll.)

Lancaster Mill is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lancaster Mill: 803 & 839<4>

Communities near Lancaster Mill ...

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

  • Rock Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <5>
  • Mineral Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kershaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Wyck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Heath Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Richburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elgin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lancaster Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lancaster Mill. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancaster Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Lancaster Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Lancaster Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.