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Welcome to Lily ...

Lily is located in Langlade County<1>.


The location of Lily has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Lily is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lily lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lily: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Lily ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lily - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Kansas (2), Kentucky and South Dakota (2).

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

Communities near Lily ...

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

  • Antigo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
    • Antigo is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
  • Crandon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandon
    • Crandon is located in Forest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • White Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
  • Townsend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Townsend is located in Oconto County
  • Mole Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Post Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Deerbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Kempster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempster
    • Kempster is located in Langlade County
  • Padus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
    • Padus is located in Forest County

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

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

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

Adding Lily to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lily 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 Lily was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lily.

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

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lily - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<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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