Welcome to Lyons ...

The city of Lyons is located in Burt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lyons has a population of 804 people<3> (see below for details).

Lyons is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Lyons: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lyons had an population of 804 people. This is a decrease of 5.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyons had a population of 851 people (which is 12.41% of the total population of Burt County). This makes Lyons the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Lyons represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 851 people, the population of Lyons decreased 11.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 963 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lyons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Lyons - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lyons ...

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

• West Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • West Point has also been known as:
  • Westpoint
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
• Tekamah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah
  • Tekamah is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekamah <6>
• Oakland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <6>
• Pender
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
  • Pender is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pender <6>
• Walthill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
  • Walthill is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <6>
• Beemer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Beemer is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <6>
• Bancroft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Uehling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uehling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uehling
  • Uehling is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uehling <6>
• Craig
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Burt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <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 Lyons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyons.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lyons.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyons ...

Looking for more information about Lyons? 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 Lyons, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lyons.

Adding Lyons to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyons post office opened in 1869.

We also found Lyons in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyons.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/