Welcome to Lily Flagg ...

Lily Flagg is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lily Flagg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lily Flagg is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lily Flagg, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Lily Flagg: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Lily Flagg ...

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

Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
Owens' Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <4>
Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
Paint Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lily Flagg ...

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

Adding Lily Flagg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lily Flagg 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 (so far) for Lily Flagg was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lily Flagg.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lily Flagg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Lily Flagg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Lily Flagg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.