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Welcome to Lilac ...

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

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


Lilac would have been located within present day Cocke County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lilac is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lilac was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lilac ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lilac - they are located in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Lilac ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Cook Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Morristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Jefferson City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • Jaybird
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Dandridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Lilac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lilac in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lilac was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilac.

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 Lilac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.