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Lizelia, Mississippi

Coordinates: 32°32′09″N 88°39′36″W / 32.53583°N 88.66000°W / 32.53583; -88.66000
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Lizelia, Mississippi
Historical marker in Lizelia
Historical marker in Lizelia
Lizelia is located in Mississippi
Lizelia
Lizelia
Lizelia is located in the United States
Lizelia
Lizelia
Coordinates: 32°32′09″N 88°39′36″W / 32.53583°N 88.66000°W / 32.53583; -88.66000
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID692008[1]

Lizelia is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Lizelia is located along Mississippi Highway 39 12 miles (19 km) north of Meridian.[2] Lizelia is located on Ponta Creek and is the former site of old Daleville.[3] A post office operated under the name Lizelia from 1886 to 1911.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Lizelia, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Lauderdale County, Mississippi General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 111.
  4. ^ "Lauderdale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2022.