Welcome to Lancaster ...

The city of Lancaster is located in Atchison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lancaster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Lancaster: Named after Lancaster, Ohio (OH).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lancaster has a population of 285 people<3> (see below for details).

Lancaster is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Lancaster: (913)

The ZIP code for Lancaster: 66041<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lancaster had an population of 285 people. This is a decrease of 4.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lancaster had a population of 298 people. This makes Lancaster the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lancaster represents 0.01% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 357th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 298 people, the population of Lancaster increased 2.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 291 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lancaster.

Communities Also Named Lancaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Lancaster: This one is located in Atchison County and the other is located in Miami County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 38 communities that are also named Lancaster - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lancaster ...

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

• Atchison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <6>
• Horton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horton <6>
• Valley Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <6>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Nortonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <6>
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>
• Effingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Atchison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <6>
• Rushville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <6>
• Everest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
  • Everest is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everest <6>
• Easton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Former name for Easton:
  • Eastin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lancaster ...

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

Adding Lancaster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lancaster 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 Lancaster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lancaster post office opened in 1858.

We also found Lancaster in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancaster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/