Welcome to Lyon ...
So far, we found very little information about Lyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lyon, please Contact Us.
Lyon would have been located within present day Marengo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lyon is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lyon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lyon was located: 334 & 483<4>
Communities Also Named Lyon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lyon - they are located in Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyon.
Communities near Lyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lyon.
- Demopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Newbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Faunsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Siddonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
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 Lyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lyon. 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 Lyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyon. See our Newspapers Page for Lyon.
Adding Lyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lyon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lyon post office opened in 1892. The Lyon post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Lyon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Lyon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |