THE LANCASTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Bluegrass setting.
Lancaster city has 2.52 square miles of land in Garrard County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lancaster and Garrard County
Lancaster is associated with Garrard County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lancaster by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Lancaster, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Garrard County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lancaster city has 52.7% of the land area of nearby Stanford city (4.79 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

