Lancaster, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°07′40″N 85°52′08″W / 36.12778°N 85.86889°W / 36.12778; -85.86889
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Lancaster, Tennessee
Intersection of Highway 141 and Maple Street in Lancaster
Intersection of Highway 141 and Maple Street in Lancaster
Lancaster, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Lancaster, Tennessee
Lancaster, Tennessee
Lancaster, Tennessee is located in the United States
Lancaster, Tennessee
Lancaster, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°07′40″N 85°52′08″W / 36.12778°N 85.86889°W / 36.12778; -85.86889
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 code615/629
GNIS feature ID1290568[2]

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]

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. Lancaster 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]

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