Welcome to Lightville ...
So far, we found very little information about Lightville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lightville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lightville, please Contact Us.
Lightville would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.
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The location of Lightville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lightville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lightville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lightville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lightville was located: 601 & 769<5>
Communities near Lightville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lightville.
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>
- Prentiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <6>
- Bassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <6>
- Oak Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <6>
- Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Sartinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Pinebur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
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 Lightville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lightville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lightville. 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 Lightville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lightville. See our Newspapers Page for Lightville.
Adding Lightville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lightville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lightville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Lightville post office opened in 1859.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lightville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 Lightville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lightville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Lightville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lightville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |