Welcome to Lyona ...

Lyona is located in Dickinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Lyona is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lyona: 785

Communities Also Named Lyona ...

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

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

Communities near Lyona ...

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

• Junction City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Junction City
  • From Lyona to Junction City
• Abilene
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abilene
  • From Lyona to Abilene
• Herington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <3>
• Grandview Plaza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Chapman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chapman
  • From Lyona to Chapman
• Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enterprise
  • From Lyona to Enterprise
• White City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White City
  • From Lyona to White City
• Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hope
  • From Lyona to Hope
• Dwight
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dwight
  • From Lyona to Dwight
• Ramona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ramona
  • From Lyona to Ramona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyona ...

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

Adding Lyona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lyona post office opened in 1869.

We also found Lyona in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/