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Welcome to Loosier ...

Loosier is located in Lawrence County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Loosier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Loosier is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Loosier: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Loosier ...

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

  • Muscle Shoals
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <5>
  • Moulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
  • Rogersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
  • Town Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <5>
  • Littleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Leighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <5>
  • North Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Courtland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loosier ...

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

Adding Loosier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loosier in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loosier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loosier post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loosier.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loosier. 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 Lawrence, 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 Loosier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<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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