Welcome to Lucy ...

Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Lucy is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lucy: 985

Communities Also Named Lucy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lucy - they are located in Alabama, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Lucy ...

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

• Kenner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Harahan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Gramercy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Lutcher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
  • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
• Taft
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
• Frenier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frenier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
• Garyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garyville
  • Garyville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garyville <4>
• Norco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
  • Norco is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <4>
• Hahnville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnville
  • Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahnville <4>
• Mount Airy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucy ...

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

Adding Lucy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucy 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 Lucy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Lucy post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint John the Baptist Parish: www.sjbparish.com/

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