Welcome to Lillydale ...
So far, we found very little information about Lillydale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lillydale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lillydale, please Contact Us.
Lillydale would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.
The location of Lillydale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lillydale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lillydale is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lillydale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Lillydale (for example, toward Oneida), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Lillydale would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Lillydale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Lillydale: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Unicoi County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lillydale.
Communities near Lillydale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lillydale.
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
- Thompsons Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
- Burkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
- Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <5>
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
- Byrdstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <5>
- Oak Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Taylors Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
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 Lillydale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lillydale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lillydale. 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 Lillydale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillydale. See our Newspapers Page for Lillydale.
Adding Lillydale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lillydale 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 for Lillydale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lillydale post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lillydale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Lillydale, 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lillydale - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |