Welcome to Loflin ...
Loflin is located in Russell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loflin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Loflin is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Loflin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Loflin is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Loflin: 334 & 483<3>
Communities near Loflin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loflin.
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Phenix City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Cusseta Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Ochillee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Cottonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
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 Loflin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loflin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loflin. 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 Loflin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loflin. See our Newspapers Page for Loflin.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loflin ...
Looking for more information about Loflin? 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 Loflin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Loflin.
Adding Loflin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loflin 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 (so far) for Loflin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Loflin post office opened in 1883. The Loflin post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loflin.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loflin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Loflin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Loflin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |