Welcome to Lucedale ...
The city of Lucedale is located in George County<1> and is the County Seat for George County.
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The location of Lucedale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucedale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lucedale has a population of 3,147 people<3> (see below for details).
Lucedale is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Lucedale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lucedale: 601 & 769<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lucedale had an population of 3,147 people. This is an increase of 7.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.03% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lucedale had a population of 2,923 people (which is 12.9% of the total population of George County). This makes Lucedale the county's most populous community.
The population of Lucedale represents 0.1% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,923 people, the population of Lucedale increased 18.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,458 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Lucedale.
Communities near Lucedale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lucedale.
- Leakesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <6>
- Wilmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <6>
- McLain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Bexley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Agricola is located in George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <6>
- Brown Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Howell is located in George County
- Americus ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Hurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
- Wade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Lucedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucedale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lucedale. 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 Lucedale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucedale. See our Newspapers Page for Lucedale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucedale ...
Looking for more information about Lucedale? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Lucedale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lucedale.
Adding Lucedale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lucedale 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 for Lucedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Lucedale post office opened in 1899.
We also found Lucedale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucedale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lucedale. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucedale - 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 Lucedale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Lucedale 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/ |