Welcome to Lovejoy ...

Lovejoy is located in Indiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovejoy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Lovejoy is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lovejoy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lovejoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lovejoy - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lovejoy ...

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

• Indiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Spangler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Homer City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
• Patton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Clymer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <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 Lovejoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovejoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovejoy ...

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

Adding Lovejoy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovejoy post office opened in 1904.

We also found Lovejoy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovejoy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/