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Welcome to Lily ...

So far, we found very little information about Lily. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lily to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lily, please Contact Us.

Lily would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.

The pronunciation of Lily: LIHL-ee<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lily is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lily was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Lily was located: 605

Communities Also Named Lily ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Lily: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Day County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 8 communities that are also named Lily - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Kansas (2), Kentucky and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lily ...

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

  • Clark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Henry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Henry is located in Codington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
  • Holmquist
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Holmquist is located in Day County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
    • Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
  • Conde
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Elrod
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elrod is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Estimated population in 2014: 92 people
  • Wallace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bradley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Raymond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lily, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Lily. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lily - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.