Welcome to Lightsey ...
Lightsey is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lightsey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Lightsey is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lightsey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lightsey: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Lightsey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lightsey.
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Soso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Whistler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
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 Lightsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lightsey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lightsey. 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 Lightsey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lightsey. See our Newspapers Page for Lightsey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lightsey ...
Looking for more information about Lightsey? 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 Lightsey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lightsey.
Adding Lightsey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lightsey 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 Lightsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lightsey post office opened in 1902. The Lightsey post office closed in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lightsey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lightsey - 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 Lightsey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lightsey 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/ |