Welcome to Lucky ...
So far, we found very little information about Lucky. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lucky to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lucky, please Contact Us.
Lucky would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucky, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lucky is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lucky was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lucky was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Lucky ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lucky - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lucky.
Communities near Lucky ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lucky.
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Black Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Joplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Meyers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Bonnerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
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 Lucky. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucky.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lucky. 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 Lucky.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucky. See our Newspapers Page for Lucky.
Adding Lucky to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lucky in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lucky was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lucky post office opened in 1887. The Lucky post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucky.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lucky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucky - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Lucky area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Lucky area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |