Lilly, West Virginia

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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.{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=401;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=373}}

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