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Welcome to Loy ...

Loy is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Loy is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Loy ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Hindsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Boxley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boxley is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Marble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marble is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Witter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
  • Dryfork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dryfork is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
  • Ponca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Mossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mossville is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loy ...

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

Adding Loy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loy 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 Loy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Loy post office opened in 1905. The Loy post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/