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Welcome to Lovelock ...

Lovelock is located in Butte County<1>.

Lovelock was established in 1855.

Lovelock is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lovelock is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lovelock lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lovelock: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Lovelock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lovelock - they are located in Nevada (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Lovelock ...

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

  • Chico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <4>
  • Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Forest Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Magalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Irish Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irish Town is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Big Bar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Pulga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Concow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovelock ...

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

Adding Lovelock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovelock post office opened in 1871. The Lovelock post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovelock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovelock - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Lovelock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Lovelock 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/