Welcome to Lithium ...
The village of Lithium is located in Perry County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lithium, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Lithium is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lithium lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lithium: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Lithium ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lithium - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lithium.
Communities near Lithium ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lithium.
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sainte Genevieve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
- Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
- Steeleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Percy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
- Willisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Perry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
- Saint Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
- Ellis Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Lithium. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lithium.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lithium. 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 Lithium.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lithium. See our Newspapers Page for Lithium.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lithium ...
Looking for more information about Lithium? 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 Lithium, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lithium.
Adding Lithium to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lithium 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 Lithium was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lithium post office opened in 1884.
We also found Lithium in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lithium.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lithium - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Lithium area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Lithium area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |