Town file
Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale, Mississippi (George County, Mississippi) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 215, "The Creepy Corpse Snuggler" (18 March 2021). Lucedale is a small town in George County in south-eastern Mississippi, about forty-five minutes from Mobile, Alabama, and roughly two hours and fifteen minutes from New Orleans.
- Town
- Lucedale
- County
- George County
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 215
- Approximate location
- 30.931, -88.596
Episode 215 / 18 March 2021 / 156 min / full
The Creepy Corpse Snuggler
"We're going to Loosedale, Mississippi, in George County, down in the south-east near Alabama." about 0:04:55
The case: Murder of Brandy Stewart Yates (August 2004). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2021
- Population
- 3,007
- Median household income
- $40,078
- Median home value
- $141,200
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $670
- Cost of living
- about 86
- Religious
- 52%
- Property crime
- ▲ slightly above
- Violent crime
- ▼ about 20% below
History, in brief
- Lucedale was named for Gregory Marston Luce, who operated a lumber business there. about 0:07:58
- Luce developed George County and a small but significant manufacturing industry producing transportation equipment. about 0:08:12
- George County had only about 22,000 people at the time. about 0:08:22
- Public administration was the county's largest employer, with much of the rest of the work in retail trade. about 0:08:37
- Agriculture in the area included soybeans and hogs. about 0:08:53
- The town motto is "where people and progress meet". about 0:07:02
- Lucedale covers about six and a half square miles. about 0:06:55
- Lucedale is the county seat of George County. about 0:16:09
- Lucedale is about 45 minutes from Mobile, Alabama, and about two hours and 15 minutes from New Orleans. about 0:05:28
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A spotless, remarkably litter-free small town with great, hospitable people, caring teachers and a good place to raise a family; the only wish is more things to do such as a bowling alley or laser tag."about 0:11:46
3 stars
"A pretty safe small town where everybody knows everybody; the only negative is that there is not much to do besides eat and shop."about 0:12:52
3 stars
"The reviewer has learned to love the hometown, but says there are still a lot of ignorance and rednecks, education is not prioritised and there are few activities for children and young people."about 0:13:29
3 stars
"Everybody knows everyone, the schools and sports programmes are good, the business owners are okay although one man owns everything, banking is personal, and entertainment means driving 45 minutes to an hour; the reviewer notes that being white shapes their experience and that they have yet to meet an openly rude person."about 0:14:40
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Chunchula, Alabama23 miles
- Citronelle, Alabama23 miles
- Wiggins, Mississippi33 miles
- Irvington, Alabama36 miles
- Biloxi, Mississippi40 miles
- Gulfport, Mississippi45 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.