Lilly is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Lilly was located on the Bluestone River, east of Ellison and appeared on maps as late as 1924. Today, the former town site is located in the Bluestone National Scenic River. The community was named after the local Lilly (or DeLisle) family. [2]

Feb 26, 2015 · Lilly was one of the first Appalachian settlements in present day West Virginia, settled by Robert and Frances Lilly in the 1700s along with Josiah Meador and their families. The Bluestone area was used by Native Americans before this time because of its abundant supply of natural resources.

The Lilly family is one of the largest families in West Virginia, playing a prominent part in the history of the southern counties. Each year thousands of Lillys and their friends and relatives gather for the Lilly Reunion at Flat Top, Mercer County, one …

Mar 20, 2019 · This huge Lilly family get together in West Virginia made the Guinness Book of World Records in 2009 for the largest family reunion in the world.

Specific information for the 2025 Lilly Family Reunion at Flat Top, WV on July 18, 19 and 20 will be updated in Spring 2025.

Lilly, West Virginia, was one of the first settlements in present day West Virginia. Robert and Frances Lilly and their families settled at the convergence of the Bluestone River and Little Bluestone in the late 1700s.

Feb 14, 2020 · Walking along the Bluestone Turnpike today, it is hard to believe that this was once a major thoroughfare used by Native Americans and later by early settlers and subsistence farmers who settled along the Bluestone River. Small farms were found throughout the Bluestone Gorge. The town of Lilly was once home for many families.

Mar 16, 2019 · The historic village of Lilly was located at the conference of the Little Bluestone and Bluestone Rivers three miles northwest of this point. It was settled by Robert and Fanny Lilly who migrated here in the late 1700's from the Dublin-Pulaski area of …

The youngest son of R. C. Lilly is A. A. Lilly, an attorney-at- law of Beckley, West Virginia. He was born March 25, 1878. He graduated at Athens in '98, took the law course at S. N. U. in Tennessee, and married Miss Mary Glenn, of Arlington, Ky., June 16, 1900.

Lilly Cemetery Also known as Virgie Lilly Cemetery Summers County , West Virginia , USA