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Welcome to Lizelia ...

Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lizelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Lizelia is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lizelia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lizelia: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Lizelia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lizelia.

  • Meridian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • De Kalb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Bailey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Lockhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Hookston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Collinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Lizelia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lizelia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lizelia. 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 Lizelia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lizelia. See our Newspapers Page for Lizelia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lizelia ...

Looking for more information about Lizelia? 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 Lizelia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lizelia.

Adding Lizelia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lizelia 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 Lizelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lizelia post office opened in 1886. The Lizelia post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lizelia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lizelia - 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 Lizelia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lizelia 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/