Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Lancaster,
Huntington County, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Lancaster
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huntington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lancaster
Coordinates:40.7489°N -85.5069°W
Elevation Ft:804
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46792
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-41886[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:437591

Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

History

Lancaster, originally named New Lancaster, was laid out and platted in 1836.[2] [3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Brant & Fuller . 1887 . 693.
  3. Book: History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests . The Lewis Publishing Company . Bash, Frank Sumner . 1914 . 157.