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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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
  • Harahan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gramercy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lutcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Taft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taft is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Frenier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
  • Garyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Norco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hahnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Lucy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lucy post office opened in 1884. The Lucy post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint John the Baptist, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/