Welcome to Lyon County ...

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

The community of Eddyville is the Seat for Lyon County.

Lyon County was founded in 1854 and was created by taking area from Caldwell County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lyon had a population of 8,210 people. This is a decrease of 1.43% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,329 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyon represented 0.19% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Lyon County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Caldwell County
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  • Crittenden County
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  • Livingston County
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  • Marshall County
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  • Trigg County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Lyon County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Lyon County