Welcome to Fort Lancaster ...

Fort Lancaster is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Fort Lancaster is located in Crockett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Lancaster: Ft. Lancaster

Fort Lancaster is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fort Lancaster: 325

Communities near Fort Lancaster ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Fort Lancaster.

• Sheffield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
• Iraan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iraan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraan
  • Iraan is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iraan <4>
• Ozona
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozona
  • Ozona is located in Crockett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozona <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Lancaster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Lancaster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Lancaster ...

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

Adding Fort Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Lancaster in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Fort Lancaster post office opened in 1856.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/