Welcome to Good Luck ...

So far, we found very little information about Good Luck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Good Luck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Good Luck, please Contact Us.

Good Luck would have been located within present day Prince George's County<2>.

The location of Good Luck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Good Luck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Good Luck is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Good Luck was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Good Luck once stood is in the (301) and (240)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Good Luck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Good Luck - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good Luck.

Communities near Good Luck ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Good Luck.

• Arlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Alexandria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <6>
• Bowie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
• Annapolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <6>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Greenbelt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <6>
• Hyattsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <6>
• Takoma Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Good Luck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Luck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Good Luck. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Good Luck.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Good Luck. See our Newspapers Page for Good Luck.

Adding Good Luck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good Luck in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Good Luck was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Good Luck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/