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Welcome to Aily ...

Aily is located in Dickenson County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Aily: 276

Communities near Aily ...

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

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.<5>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dickenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aily - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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