Welcome to Lilburn ...
Lilburn is located in Powhatan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Lilburn is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lilburn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lilburn: 804 & 686<3>
Communities Also Named Lilburn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lilburn - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lilburn.
Communities near Lilburn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lilburn.
- Dorset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Masons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Pilkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Thorncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Belona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Maidens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Lilburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lilburn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lilburn. 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 Lilburn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lilburn. See our Newspapers Page for Lilburn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilburn ...
Looking for more information about Lilburn? 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 Lilburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lilburn.
Adding Lilburn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lilburn 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 Lilburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lilburn post office opened in 1884. The Lilburn post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilburn.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Powhatan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Lilburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Lilburn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |