Welcome to Lane ...

Lane is located

Lane is located in Hunt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Lane is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lane: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lane: This one is located in Hunt County and the other is located in Hartley County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Lane - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lane ...

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

• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Anna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
• Princeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Melissa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
  • Melissa is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melissa <5>
• Bonham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • Bonham is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <5>
• Farmersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <5>
• Josephine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Josephine is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <5>
• Leonard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <5>
• Lowry Crossing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
  • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
• Whitewright
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewright
  • Whitewright is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewright <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lane ...

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

Adding Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lane 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 was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lane in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Lane post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

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