Welcome to Lano ...

Lano is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lano, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Lano is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lano lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lano: 276

Communities near Lano ...

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

• Kingsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kingsport
  • From Lano to Kingsport
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomingdale
  • From Lano to Bloomingdale
• Mount Carmel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Carmel
  • From Lano to Mount Carmel
• Big Stone Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Stone Gap
  • From Lano to Big Stone Gap
• Waycross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wise
  • From Lano to Wise
• Gate City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gate City
  • From Lano to Gate City
• Coeburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coeburn
  • From Lano to Coeburn
• Appalachia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Appalachia
  • From Lano to Appalachia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lano ...

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

Adding Lano to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lano 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 Lano was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lano post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lano.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcountyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/