Welcome to Lukes Landing ...
Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Lukes Landing: Lukes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lukes Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lukes Landing for more information about variations on the name of Lukes Landing.
Lukes Landing is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lukes Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lukes Landing: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Lukes Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lukes Landing.
- Demopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eutaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
- Forkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Epes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Boligee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
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 Lukes Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lukes Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lukes Landing. 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 Lukes Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lukes Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Lukes Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lukes Landing ...
Looking for more information about Lukes Landing? 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 Lukes Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lukes Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lukes Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Lukes Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Lukes Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |