Welcome to Lucas ...

Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucas, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lucas is 50 feet [15 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: (337)

Communities Also Named Lucas ...

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

• Sulphur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Westlake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <4>
• Vinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• DeQuincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeQuincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeQuincy
  • DeQuincy is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeQuincy <4>
• Helme
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
• Starks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <4>
• Edgerly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
  • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Deweyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <4>
• Carlyss
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)

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 on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 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 Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

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