Welcome to Lily ...

Lily is located in Laurel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lily, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Lily is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lily lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lily (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lily is located in the (606) area code.

The ZIP code for Lily: 40740<3>

Communities Also Named Lily ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lily - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Kansas (2), South Dakota (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lily ...

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

• London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Corbin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Barbourville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Keavy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
  • Keavy is located in Laurel County
• North Corbin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
  • North Corbin is located in Knox County
• Sublimity City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
  • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
• Gray
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
• Maplesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
• Woodbine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Whitley 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 Lily. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lily.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lily ...

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

Adding Lily to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lily 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 Lily was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lily post office opened in 1881.

We also found Lily in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lily.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/