Welcome to Lyle ...
Lyle is located in Coosa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Lyle is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lyle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lyle: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Lyle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lyle - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyle.
Communities near Lyle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lyle.
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
- Clanton is located in Chilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <5>
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
- Kellyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Talladega Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dollar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Weogufka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Hissop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottage Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Lightwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Lyle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lyle. 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 Lyle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyle. See our Newspapers Page for Lyle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyle ...
Looking for more information about Lyle? 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 Lyle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lyle.
Adding Lyle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lyle 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 Lyle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lyle post office opened in 1894.
We also found Lyle on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lyle - 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 Lyle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Lyle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |