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Welcome to Lane City ...

Lane City is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lane City is located in Wharton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lane City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Lane City is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lane City: 979

The ZIP code for Lane City: 77453<3>

Communities Also Named Lane City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lane City - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Lane City ...

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

  • Bay City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • El Campo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wharton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Needville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Boling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pledger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mackay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
  • McCroskey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
  • Newgulf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lane City ...

Looking for more information about Lane City? 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 Lane City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lane City.

Adding Lane City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lane City 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 (so far) for Lane City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lane City post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lane City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lane City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lane City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lane City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/