Welcome to Lile ...
Lile is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Lile, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lile, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Lile is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lile is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Lile lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Lile: (304) and (681)<4>
Communities Also Named Lile ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lile - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lile.
Communities near Lile ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lile.
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <5>
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
- Rainelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
- Rupert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
- Quinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Falling Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Camden-on-Gauley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Saxman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Crichton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Odell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Town
- Odell Town is located in Nicholas County
- Odell Town has also been known as:
- Odell
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 Lile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lile.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lile. 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 Lile.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lile. See our Newspapers Page for Lile.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lile ...
Looking for more information about Lile? 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 Lile, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lile.
Adding Lile to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lile 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 Lile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lile post office opened in 1891.
We also found Lile in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lile.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lile - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |