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Welcome to Lionilli ...

Lionilli is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lionilli, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Lionilli is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lionilli: 606

Communities near Lionilli ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <3>
  • Jenkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Clintwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <3>
  • Pound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lionilli ...

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

Adding Lionilli to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lionilli 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 Lionilli was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lionilli post office opened in 1921. The Lionilli post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lionilli.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lionilli - 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/