Welcome to Loope ...
So far, we found very little information about Loope. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Loope to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loope, please Contact Us.
Loope would have been located within present day Alpine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loope, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Loope is 6,180 feet [1,884 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Loope is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Loope was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Loope was located: 530
Going back to its beginning, Loope was originally named Monitor. For more information about the names of Loope, see The Names of Loope on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Loope ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loope.
- Markleeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marklee Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
- Marklee Village is located in Alpine County
- Topaz Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpine Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
- Paynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodfords
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County
- Mesa Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sorensens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Loope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loope.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loope. 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 Loope.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loope. See our Newspapers Page for Loope.
Adding Loope to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loope 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 Loope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Loope post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loope.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alpine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loope - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |