Lancaster, Tennessee

Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, located 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Gordonsville. Lancaster had a post office with ZIP code 38569, which closed on March 4, 2011, due to the United States Postal Service closing smaller post offices around the country.[3][4][5]

Lancaster, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Intersection of Highway 141 and Maple Street in Lancaster
Lancaster, Tennessee
Lancaster, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°07′40″N 85°52′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountySmith
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Population
 • Total363
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38569
Area code(s)615
GNIS feature ID1290568[2]

As of 2010, the population of Lancaster's zip code tabulation area was 363.[1] The community is situated along State Highway 141 between Gordonsville and Center Hill Lake, and is drained by Smith Fork, a tributary of the Caney Fork. The community is named for John Lancaster, Jr., an early settler who arrived in the area in the late 18th century (his family still owns a farm in the area, which has been designated a Tennessee Century Farm).[6]

See also

References
  1. United States Census Bureau, Statistics for 38569 Zip Code Tabulation Area , American FactFinder. Retrieved: 22 September 2013.
  2. "Lancaster". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Post Offices Closed in 2011. Save the Post Office. Retrieved: 22 September 2013.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  6. Lancaster Farm, Tennessee Century Farms. Retrieved: 22 September 2013.



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