Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Lancaster came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Lancaster in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lancaster. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Lancaster data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lancaster:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Lancaster is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Lancaster in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Lancaster for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Lancaster. See our Misc Page for Lancaster for more information.