Welcome to Lucile ...

Lucile is located in Wirt County<1>.

The location of Lucile has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucile, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lucile is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lucile: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lucile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lucile - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lucile ...

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

• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Grantsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Reedy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Burning Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
  • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
• Palestine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Wirt County
• Peewee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
  • Peewee is located in Wirt County
• Creston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wirt County
• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Jackson 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 Lucile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucile.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucile ...

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

Adding Lucile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucile 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 Lucile was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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