Welcome to Good Luck ...
So far, we found very little information about Good Luck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Good Luck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Good Luck, please Contact Us.
Good Luck would have been located within present day Prince George's County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Good Luck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Good Luck is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Good Luck was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Good Luck was located: 301, 227 & 240<4>
Communities Also Named Good Luck ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Good Luck - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Good Luck.
Communities near Good Luck ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Good Luck.
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
- Annapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <5>
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Greenbelt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
- Hyattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
- Takoma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
- Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
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 Good Luck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Good Luck.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Good Luck. 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 Good Luck.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Good Luck. See our Newspapers Page for Good Luck.
Adding Good Luck to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Good Luck 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 Good Luck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Good Luck post office opened in 1830.
We also found Good Luck in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Good Luck.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Good Luck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Good Luck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Good Luck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Good Luck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |