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Welcome to Lilly ...

The city of Lilly is located in Dooly County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lilly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lilly has a population of 196 people<3> (see below for details).

Lilly is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lilly is within the boundaries of the (478) area code.

The ZIP code for Lilly: 31051<5>

Websites for Lilly ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.doolychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lilly, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lilly had an population of 196 people. This is a decrease of 7.98% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lilly had a population of 213 people. This makes Lilly the county's 5th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lilly.

Communities Also Named Lilly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Lilly - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lilly ...

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

  • Milldale ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Milldale is located in Crisp County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Cordele
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Unadilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <6>
  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montezuma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oglethorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Byromville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leslie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <6>
  • Pinehurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Andersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilly ...

Looking for more information about Lilly? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lilly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lilly.

Adding Lilly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lilly 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 Lilly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lilly post office opened in 1903.

We also found Lilly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilly.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dooly, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lilly.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lilly). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lilly or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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