Welcome to Lilly Dale ...

Lilly Dale is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilly Dale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Lilly Dale is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lilly Dale (for example, toward Mauckport), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Lilly Dale: (812)

Communities near Lilly Dale ...

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

• Tell City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Santa Claus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Ferdinand
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Lewisport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Grandview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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 Lilly Dale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lilly Dale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilly Dale ...

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

Adding Lilly Dale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lilly Dale post office opened in 1855.

We also found Lilly Dale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilly Dale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov