Lancaster, Tennessee | |
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 Intersection of Highway 141 and Maple Street in Lancaster | |
  Lancaster, Tennessee  Lancaster, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°07′40″N 85°52′08″W / 36.12778°N 85.86889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Smith |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 363 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38569 |
| Area code | 615/629 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1290568[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]
