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Welcome to Lucas ...

Lucas is located in Jefferson Davis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

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

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

Area Codes for Lucas: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Lucas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Lucas - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lucas.

Communities near Lucas ...

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

  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prentiss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • New Hebron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Arm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucas ...

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

Adding Lucas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lucas post office opened in 1905. The Lucas post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucas.

Footnotes ...

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