Welcome to Wrights Landing ...
Wrights Landing is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wrights Landing: Wrights Lndg. (or less commonly used: Wrights Lndng.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wrights Landing for more information about variations on the name of Wrights Landing.
Wrights Landing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wrights Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wrights Landing: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Wrights Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wrights Landing.
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscumbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
- Lutts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <4>
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
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 Wrights Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wrights Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wrights 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 Wrights Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Wrights Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights Landing ...
Looking for more information about Wrights 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 Wrights Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wrights Landing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrights 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Wrights Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Wrights 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. |
| <5> | 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. |