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Welcome to Loveland ...

Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Loveland is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loveland: 712

Communities Also Named Loveland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Loveland - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Loveland ...

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

  • Omaha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
    • Omaha has also been known as:
    • Omaha City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <3>
  • Council Bluffs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Blair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
  • Carter Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Missouri Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bennington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
  • Woodbine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
  • Fort Calhoun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Underwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loveland ...

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

Adding Loveland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loveland post office opened in 1867.

We also found Loveland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loveland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loveland - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/