Welcome to Lyford ...

Lyford is located in Parke County<1>.

The location of Lyford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lyford is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lyford (for example, toward Paris (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Lyford: (765)

Communities Also Named Lyford ...

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

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

Communities near Lyford ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Brazil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Seelyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Knightsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyford ...

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

Adding Lyford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyford post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lyford on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov