Welcome to Lackey ...

Lackey is located in York County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lackey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lackey is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lackey is located in the (757) area code.

The ZIP code for Lackey: 23694<3>

Communities Also Named Lackey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Lackey: This one is located in York County and the other is located in Henry County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Lackey - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Lackey ...

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

• Newport News
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Williamsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Smithfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Surry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Country Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
• Achilles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
• Ordinary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <4>
• Dare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Dare is located in York County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lackey ...

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

Adding Lackey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lackey 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 Lackey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lackey post office opened in 1898.

We also found Lackey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lackey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lackey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/