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Welcome to Lime City ...

Lime City is located in Cedar County<1>.

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

Lime City is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The community of Lime City was previously named Munn. Going back to its beginning, Lime City was originally named Lime Kilns. For more information about the names of Lime City, see The Names of Lime City on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Lime City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lime City - they are located in Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Lime City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime City ...

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

Adding Lime City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lime City post office opened in 1894.

We also found Lime City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lime City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lime City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/