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)
- Artonish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Bougere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Weyanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
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 (so far) for Lessley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lessley post office opened in 1904. The Lessley post office closed in 1971.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lessley.
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> | 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/ |