Welcome to Lantana ...

Lantana is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lantana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Lantana is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lantana (for example, toward Dayton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Lantana lies within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Lantana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lantana - they are located in Florida, Kentucky and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Lantana ...

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

• Clarktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <3>
• Fairfield Glade
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <3>
• Newton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Dykes Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• Spring City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <3>
• Pikeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Center Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
• Greenbriar Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
  • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
• Crab Orchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <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 Lantana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lantana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lantana ...

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

Adding Lantana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lantana 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 Lantana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lantana post office opened in 1880.

We also found Lantana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lantana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/