Welcome to Lilley ...

Lilley is located in Newaygo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Lilley is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lilley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lilley: (231)

Communities Also Named Lilley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lilley - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Lilley ...

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

• Big Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <4>
• Reed City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <4>
• White Cloud
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
  • White Cloud is located in Newaygo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Cloud <4>
• Hesperia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
• Baldwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Walkerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <4>
• Brohman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
  • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
  • Former names for Brohman:
  • Dingman
  • Otia
• Marlborough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Lake County
• Idlewild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Idlewild is located in Lake County
• Carr
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Mason County
  • Carr has also been known as:
  • Carr Settlement
  • McCumber Settlement

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilley ...

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

Adding Lilley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lilley post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/