Welcome to Loretto ...

Loretto is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loretto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Loretto is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Loretto: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Loretto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Loretto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Loretto ...

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

• Pontiac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Dwight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
• Fairbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <5>
• Herscher
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
  • Herscher is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <5>
• Gardner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Forrest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
• Chatsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
• Odell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
• Mazon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Mazon is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <5>
• Essex
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <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 Loretto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loretto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loretto ...

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

Adding Loretto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loretto post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loretto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov