Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lucas (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lucas. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lucas is located in Jefferson Davis County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson Davis County: Covington, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Lucas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lucas:
- Jefferson Davis County (The home county of Lucas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Prentiss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Bassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Beauregard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Seminary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lamar County
- Sumrall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Arm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tryus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Verna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Wellman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Brookhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Sight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kokomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- Topisaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Jaynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mendenhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Smith County
- Mize
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lucas, see our County-by-County Page for Lucas.
Cemeteries Near Lucas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucas.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lucas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lucas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oatis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson - Garner - Loftin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mikell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burkett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lucas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lucas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lucas, with the one closest to Lucas listed first.
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Tryus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Goss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Jaynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Rockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Fair River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lucas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucas.
Newspapers Published in Lucas ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucas, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucas.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lucas:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Lucas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lucas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |