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Welcome to Lois Spring ...

Lois Spring is located in Pickens County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lois Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Lois Spring: Lois Spg. (or less commonly used: Lois Spng. or Lois Sprng.)

Lois Spring is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lois Spring: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Lois Spring ...

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

  • Aliceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <5>
  • Reform
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
  • Pickensville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Ethelsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Memphis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • McMullen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Beaver Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
    • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
  • Olney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Pickens County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lois Spring ...

Looking for more information about Lois Spring? 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 Lois Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lois Spring.

Adding Lois Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lois Spring 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 Lois Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lois Spring post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lois Spring.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lois Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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