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Welcome to Lydia ...

Lydia is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lydia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Lydia is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lydia: 434

Communities Also Named Lydia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Lydia - they are located in Alabama, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lydia.

Communities near Lydia ...

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

  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Grottoes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Amicus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Hood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swift Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run

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 Lydia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lydia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lydia ...

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

Adding Lydia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lydia 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 (so far) for Lydia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lydia post office opened in 1896. The Lydia post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lydia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lydia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/