Welcome to Lida ...
Lida is located in Laurel County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Lida is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lida lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Lida and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Lida: 606
Communities Also Named Lida ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lida - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lida.
Communities near Lida ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lida.
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Laurel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
- Corbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <3>
- Barbourville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Barbourville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <3>
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
- Annville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
- Maplesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Crane Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Urban
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Woollum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Hima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Hima is located in Clay County
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 Lida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lida.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lida. 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 Lida.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lida. See our Newspapers Page for Lida.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lida ...
Looking for more information about Lida? 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 Lida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lida.
Adding Lida to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lida 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 Lida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Lida post office opened in 1905.
We also found Lida on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lida.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lida - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |