Welcome to Lila ...

Lila is located in Steuben County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lila, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lila is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lila ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lila - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lila ...

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

• Alfred
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Canisteo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <4>
• Elkland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
  • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
• Addison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
• Westfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• Andover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Knoxville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Ulysses
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <4>
• Austinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinburg
  • Austinburg is located in Tioga County (PA)
• Rexville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
  • Rexville is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexville <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 Lila. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lila.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lila ...

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

Adding Lila to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lila post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lila.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.steubencony.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/