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Welcome to Lilydale ...

Lilydale is located in Cook County<1>.

Lilydale is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lilydale (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Lilydale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lilydale - they are located in Minnesota and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Lilydale ...

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

  • Chicago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hammond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Gary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Calumet City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilydale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilydale - 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.