Welcome to Lime City ...

Lime City is located in Cedar County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lime City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lime City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Lime City is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The community of Lime City was previously named Munn. Going back to its beginning, Lime City was originally named Lime Kilns. For more information about the names of Lime City, see The Names of Lime City on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Lime City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lime City - they are located in Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lime City.

Communities near Lime City ...

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

• Muscatine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <5>
• West Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <5>
• Tipton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Wilton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
• West Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <5>
• Durant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Blue Grass
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <5>
• Walcott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <5>
• Mechanicsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
• Clarence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>

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 Lime City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lime City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime City ...

Looking for more information about Lime City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lime City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lime City.

Adding Lime City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lime City 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 Lime City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lime City post office opened in 1894.

We also found Lime City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lime City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/