Welcome to Lucedale ...

The city of Lucedale is located in George County<1> and is the County Seat for George County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lucedale has a population of 3,147 people<3> (see below for details).

Lucedale is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lucedale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lucedale: (601) & (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lucedale had an population of 3,147 people. This is an increase of 7.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lucedale had a population of 2,923 people (which is 12.95% of the total population of George County). This makes Lucedale the county's most populous community.

The population of Lucedale represents 0.1% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,923 people, the population of Lucedale increased 18.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,458 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lucedale.

Communities near Lucedale ...

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

• Leakesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <6>
• Wilmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <6>
• McLain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
  • McLain is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Bexley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in George County
• Agricola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
  • Agricola is located in George County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <6>
• Brown Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Brown Town is located in Greene County
• Howell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in George County
• Americus ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Hurley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <6>
• Wade
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade 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 Lucedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucedale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucedale ...

Looking for more information about Lucedale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lucedale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lucedale.

Adding Lucedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucedale 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 Lucedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lucedale post office opened in 1899.

We also found Lucedale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/