Welcome to Lydia ...

Lydia is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Lydia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Lydia is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lydia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lydia is within the boundaries of the (952) area code.

Communities Also Named Lydia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lydia - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lydia ...

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

• Bloomington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Lakeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Lakeville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Burnsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Minnetonka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <4>
• Apple Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
• Edina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• Shakopee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakopee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakopee
  • Shakopee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shakopee <4>
• Richfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richfield <4>
• Savage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia ...

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

Adding Lydia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lydia 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 Lydia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lydia post office opened in 1861.

We also found Lydia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/