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Welcome to Luck ...

Luck is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Luck is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Luck is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Luck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Luck: 828

Communities Also Named Luck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Luck - they are located in Georgia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Luck ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Woodfin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Weaverville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • West Myers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Mars Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clyde
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luck ...

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

Adding Luck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luck 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 Luck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Luck post office opened in 1895. The Luck post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/