Welcome to Lessley ...
Lessley is located in Wilkinson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lessley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Lessley is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lessley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lessley: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Lessley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lessley.
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Wilkinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
- Artonish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bougere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weyanoke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <4>
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Angola is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
- Tunica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
- Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
- Converse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Lessley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lessley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lessley. 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 Lessley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lessley. See our Newspapers Page for Lessley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lessley ...
Looking for more information about Lessley? 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 Lessley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lessley.
Adding Lessley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lessley 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 Lessley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lessley post office opened in 1904.
We also found Lessley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lessley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lessley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lessley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Lessley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lessley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |