Welcome to Lanham ...
Lanham is located Lanham is located in Hamilton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Lanham is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Lanham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Lanham: 254 Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lanham - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lanham. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lanham. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lanham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lanham. 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 Lanham. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanham. See our Newspapers Page for Lanham. Looking for more information about Lanham? 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 Lanham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lanham. We originally found mention of Lanham 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 Lanham was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Lanham in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Lanham post office opened in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanham.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lanham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Lanham ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/