Welcome to Lucas ...

Lucas is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

The location of Lucas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Lucas is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lucas: (318)

Communities Also Named Lucas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Lucas: This one is located in Caddo Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 22 communities that are also named Lucas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lucas ...

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

• Shreveport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <4>
• Bossier City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <4>
• Haughton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
  • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
• Blanchard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Stonewall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <4>
• Doyline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyline
  • Doyline is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <4>
• Chateau Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
• Normandy Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
• Silver Pine Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucas ...

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

Adding Lucas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lucas post office opened in 1909.

We also found Lucas on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/