Welcome to Illyria ...

Illyria is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Illyria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Illyria is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Illyria ...

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

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

Communities near Illyria ...

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

• West Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Postville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Postville
  • From Illyria to Postville
• Monona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monona
  • From Illyria to Monona
• Fayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fayette
  • From Illyria to Fayette
• Elkader
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkader
  • From Illyria to Elkader
• Strawberry Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Strawberry Point
  • From Illyria to Strawberry Point
• Ossian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ossian
  • From Illyria to Ossian
• Elgin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elgin
  • From Illyria to Elgin
• Clermont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <4>
• Maynard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Illyria ...

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

Adding Illyria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Illyria post office opened in 1851.

We also found Illyria in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Illyria.