The town is located 345 kilometres (214 mi) south east of the state capital, Adelaide.

[9] The town is best known for hosting the annual South East Field Days, attracting over 26,000 visitors every March.

[4] It was named after Lady Jeannie Lucinda Musgrave—the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Anthony Musgrave.

It was a station on the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line which opened around the same time and closed on 28 November 1987 then dismantled on 15 September 1991.

[5] Lucindale is home to a health centre, licensed post office and newsagent and a service station.