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Welcome to Lucasville ...

Lucasville is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucasville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lucasville is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lucasville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lucasville - they are located in Nova Scotia, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Lucasville ...

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

  • Butler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tarentum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kittanning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Zelienople
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
    • Zelienople is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <3>
  • Slippery Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brackenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
    • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <3>
  • Seven Fields
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
    • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
  • Ford City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
  • Leechburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucasville ...

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

Adding Lucasville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucasville 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 Lucasville was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lucasville in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucasville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucasville - 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>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.