Lizelia, Mississippi

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]

Lizelia, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Historical marker in Lizelia
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Coordinates: 32°32′09″N 88°39′36″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Elevation	292 ft (89 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	601 & 769
GNIS feature ID	692008[1]

Notes

1. "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.