Welcome to Loring ...

Loring is primarily located in Leavenworth County<1>. A portion of Loring extends into Wyandotte County.

We aren't confident of the location of Loring, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loring, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Loring is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Loring: (913)

Communities Also Named Loring ...

While we believe that this Loring is located in Leavenworth County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Loring. Those communities are located in the following counties: Shawnee and Wyandotte County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 12 communities that are also named Loring - they are located in Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Loring ...

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

• Kansas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Shawnee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Lenexa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leawood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Gardner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Prairie Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <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 Loring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loring ...

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

Adding Loring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loring 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 Loring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/