Welcome to Lancaster ...

Lancaster is located in Smith County<1>.

The location of Lancaster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Lancaster is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lancaster lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lancaster, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Lancaster is within the boundaries of the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

• Cookeville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Cookeville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cookeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville<5>
• Difficult
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north of Lancaster.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Difficult
• Temperance Hall
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Temperance Hall lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Temperance Hall
• Smithville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Smithville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville<5>
• Lafayette
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Lancaster.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lafayette
• Carthage
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the northwest of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Carthage
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage<5>
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin was located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Lancaster.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bluff Creek
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bluff Creek lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Lancaster.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bluff Creek
• Baxter
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Baxter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter<5>
• Watertown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west of Lancaster.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Watertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown<5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lancaster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Lancaster on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/