Welcome to Lukes Island ...
So far, we found very little information about Lukes Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lukes Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lukes Island, please Contact Us.
Lukes Island would have been located within present day Richmond County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Lukes Island: Lukes Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lukes Island for more information about variations on the name of Lukes Island.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lukes Island is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lukes Island was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lukes Island was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities near Lukes Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lukes Island.
- Colonial Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tappahannock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Layton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Baynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Leedstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Naylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
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 Lukes Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lukes Island.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lukes Island. 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 Lukes Island.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lukes Island. See our Newspapers Page for Lukes Island.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lukes Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lukes Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Lukes Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Lukes Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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