Welcome to Lansing ...

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

Lansing is located in Harrison County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Lansing

We aren't confident of the location of Lansing, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

When the people of Lansing refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lansingite<3>

Lansing is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Lansing: 903 & 430<5>

Communities Also Named Lansing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Lansing - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Lansing ...

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

Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <6>
Kilgore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Kilgore is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
Gladewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
- Gladewater is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
Hallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <6>
Tatum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Tatum is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <6>
Lakeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>
Clarksville City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
East Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansing ...

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

Adding Lansing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lansing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lansing was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lansing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lansing refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lansing may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lansing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	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 Lansing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Lansing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	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.