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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)
  • Corbin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barbourville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Maplesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Crane Nest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
  • Urban
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Urban is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
  • Woollum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woollum is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
  • Hima
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hima is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima

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

From that list, the Lida post office opened in 1905. The Lida post office closed in 1976.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lida.

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>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/