Welcome to Loring ...

Loring is located in Polk County<1>.

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

Loring is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Loring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Loring - they are located in Alaska, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ontario.

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

Communities near Loring ...

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

• Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Ankeny
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
• Ames
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
• Johnston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Pleasant Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
• Bondurant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
• Nevada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <3>
• Polk City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <3>
• Huxley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loring ...

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

Adding Loring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loring post office opened in 1905.

We also found Loring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/