Welcome to Lithia ...

Lithia is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Lithia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lithia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lithia is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lithia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lithia - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lithia ...

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

• Mattoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <4>
• Pana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Pana is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
• Shelbyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Sullivan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Neoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
• Bethany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Windsor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Assumption
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Assumption is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assumption <4>
• Stewardson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <4>
• Findlay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lithia ...

Looking for more information about Lithia? 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 Lithia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lithia.

Adding Lithia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lithia 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 Lithia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lithia post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lithia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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