Welcome to Lilly Dale ...
Lilly Dale is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilly Dale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Lilly Dale is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lilly Dale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lilly Dale (for example, toward Mauckport), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Lilly Dale: 812 & 930<3>
Communities near Lilly Dale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lilly Dale.
- Tell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
- Tell City is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <5>
- Santa Claus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ferdinand
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
- Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <5>
- Lewisport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cannelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Cannelton is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <5>
- Cloverport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
- Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <5>
- Hawesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Lilly Dale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lilly Dale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lilly Dale. 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 Lilly Dale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lilly Dale. See our Newspapers Page for Lilly Dale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilly Dale ...
Looking for more information about Lilly Dale? 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 Lilly Dale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lilly Dale.
Adding Lilly Dale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lilly Dale 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 Lilly Dale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lilly Dale post office opened in 1855.
We also found Lilly Dale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilly Dale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilly Dale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Lilly Dale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Lilly Dale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |