Welcome to Lyons ...

Lyons is located in Granville County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Lyons is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lyons: (919) and (984)<3>

Communities Also Named Lyons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Lyons - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lyons ...

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

• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Wake Forest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <4>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Franklinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Youngsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <4>
• Stem
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
  • Stem is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Kittrell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Kittrell is located in Vance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
• Mount Energy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
  • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
• Tar River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
  • Tar River is located in Granville County
• Bahama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bahama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama
  • Bahama is located in Durham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bahama <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 Lyons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyons.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyons ...

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

Adding Lyons to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyons post office opened in 1891.

We also found Lyons in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/