Welcome to Lacey ...

Lacey is located in Mahaska County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lacey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Lacey is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lacey: 641

Communities Also Named Lacey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lacey - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Lacey ...

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

• Oskaloosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oskaloosa
  • From Lacey to Oskaloosa
• Pella
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Pella is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pella
  • From Lacey to Pella
• Montezuma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <3>
• New Sharon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
  • New Sharon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Sharon
  • From Lacey to New Sharon
• Eddyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eddyville
  • From Lacey to Eddyville
• Sully
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully
  • Sully is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sully <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sully
  • From Lacey to Sully
• Fremont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fremont
  • From Lacey to Fremont
• What Cheer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to What Cheer
  • From Lacey to What Cheer
• Beacon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beacon
  • From Lacey to Beacon
• University Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to University Park
  • From Lacey to University Park

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lacey ...

Looking for more information about Lacey? 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 Lacey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lacey.

Adding Lacey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lacey post office opened in 1876.

We also found Lacey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lacey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/