Welcome to Lane City ...

Lane City is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lane City is located in Wharton County<1>.

The location of Lane City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Lane City is within the boundaries of the (979) area code.

The ZIP code for Lane City: 77453<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
• El Campo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <5>
• Wharton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <5>
• Needville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <5>
• Kendleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
  • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <5>
• Boling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
  • Boling is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <5>
• Pledger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <5>
• McCroskey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
  • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
• Newgulf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgulf
  • Newgulf is located in Wharton County
  • Newgulf has also been known as:
  • New Gulf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newgulf <5>
• Chalmers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
  • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County

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 for Lane City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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