Welcome to Lyles ...

Lyles is located in Gibson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Lyles is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lyles (for example, toward Winslow), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Lyles: (812)

Communities Also Named Lyles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lyles - they are located in Louisiana (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Lyles ...

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

• Princeton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Fort Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
• Oakland City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
• Haubstadt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
  • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <4>
• Grayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
• Darmstadt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darmstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
  • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
• Owensville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Poseyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <4>
• Patoka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 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 Lyles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyles.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyles ...

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

Adding Lyles to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyles post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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