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Welcome to Lydia ...

Lydia is located in Wichita County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Lydia is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lydia is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lydia (for example, toward Hartman (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Lydia: 620

Communities Also Named Lydia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Lydia: This one is located in Wichita County and the other is located in Kearny County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 11 communities that are also named Lydia - they are located in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lydia ...

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

  • Leoti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leoti is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leoti <3>
  • Coronado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Coronado is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado
  • Marienthal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marienthal is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienthal
  • Modoc
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Modoc is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Selkirk is located in Wichita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Selkirk has also been known as:
    • Selkirk Station
  • Friend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Friend is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Deerfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
  • Scott City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia ...

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

Adding Lydia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lydia 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 (so far) for Lydia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lydia post office opened in 1888. The Lydia post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wichita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lydia - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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