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Welcome to Lucy ...

Lucy is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Lucy is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lucy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lucy (for example, toward Donalsonville (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lucy: 334

Communities Also Named Lucy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lucy - they are located in Louisiana, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Lucy ...

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

  • Cedar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Donalsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <3>
  • Malone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
    • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <3>
  • Butlers Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
    • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
  • Cottonwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Reynoldsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Lucy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lucy. 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 Lucy.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucy ...

Looking for more information about Lucy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lucy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lucy.

Adding Lucy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucy 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 Lucy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lucy post office opened in 1903.

We also found Lucy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/