Welcome to Aily ...

Aily is located in Dickenson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Aily, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aily, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Aily is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Aily is within the boundaries of the (276) area code.

Communities near Aily ...

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

• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Jenkins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Coeburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Honaker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Clintwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Grundy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <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 Aily. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aily.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aily ...

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

Adding Aily to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aily 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 Aily was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aily post office opened in 1890.

We also found Aily in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aily.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/