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Welcome to Lanier ...

Lanier is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Lanier is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lanier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Lanier is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lanier: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Lanier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lanier - they are located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lanier ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
  • Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hughes Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
    • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <4>
  • Lone Star
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Queen City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Avinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avinger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avinger
    • Avinger is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avinger <4>
  • Douglassville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marietta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Lodi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanier ...

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

Adding Lanier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Lanier in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Lanier post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lanier.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Lanier area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Lanier area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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