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Welcome to Lily ...

Lily is located in Hardee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lily, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Lily is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lily: 863

Communities Also Named Lily ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lily - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Kansas (2), Kentucky, South Dakota (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lily ...

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

  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wauchula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Zolfo Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvinia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Calvinia is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
  • Ona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Myakka City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nocatee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Duette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Verna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Verna is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lily ...

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

Adding Lily to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lily 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lily post office opened in 1894. The Lily post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lily.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hardee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lily - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/