Welcome to Lyra ...
So far, we found very little information about Lyra. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lyra to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lyra, please Contact Us.
Lyra was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Lyra would have been located within present day Palo Pinto County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lyra is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lyra was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lyra ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lyra - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyra.
Communities near Lyra ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lyra.
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Ranger is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <5>
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
- Thurber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurber
- Thurber is located in Erath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurber <5>
- La Casa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
- La Casa is located in Stephens County
- Hannibal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Santo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
- Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <5>
- Caddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Caddo is located in Stephens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <5>
- Palo Pinto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
- Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Pinto <5>
- Necessity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
- Necessity is located in Stephens County
- Olden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Olden is located in Eastland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olden <5>
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 Lyra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyra.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lyra. 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 Lyra.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyra. See our Newspapers Page for Lyra.
Adding Lyra to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lyra 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 Lyra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Lyra post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyra.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Lyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Palo Pinto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lyra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |