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Welcome to Lyonsville ...

Lyonsville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Lyonsville is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lyonsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lyonsville - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lyonsville ...

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

  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
  • Brattleboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
  • Montague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
  • Deerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinsdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
  • Chesterfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunderland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Northfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Northfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
  • Williamsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 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 Lyonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyonsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyonsville ...

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

Adding Lyonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyonsville post office opened in 1893. The Lyonsville post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyonsville.

Footnotes ...

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