Welcome to Lille ...

Lille is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lille, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Lille is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Lille is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Lille is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Lille ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lille - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Lille ...

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

• Edmundston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmundston <3>
• Madawaska
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madawaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madawaska
  • Madawaska is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madawaska <3>
• Van Buren
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <3>
• Saint Jacques
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jacques came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
• Saint Leonard Parish
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leonard Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leonard Parish
• Saint Leonard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leonard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leonard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Leonard <3>
• Frenchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <3>
• Sainte Anne de Madawaska
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Anne de Madawaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Anne de Madawaska
• Saint Basile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Basile came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Basile
• Riviere Verte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riviere Verte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviere Verte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lille ...

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

Adding Lille to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lille post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lille.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/