Welcome to Lovilla ...

Lovilla is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Lovilla is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lovilla is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Lovilla ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• McLeansboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Ina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Wayne City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <4>
• Bluford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <4>
• West City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
  • West City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
• Enfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Thompsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Dahlgren
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovilla ...

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

Adding Lovilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lovilla 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 Lovilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lovilla post office opened in 1857.

We also found Lovilla in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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