Welcome to Loretto ...
Loretto is located in Livingston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loretto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Loretto is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Loretto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Loretto: 815 & 779<3>
Communities Also Named Loretto ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Loretto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loretto.
Communities near Loretto ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loretto.
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
- Dwight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Herscher
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
- Forrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Forrest is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <5>
- Chatsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>
- Odell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mazon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Essex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Loretto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loretto.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loretto. 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 Loretto.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loretto. See our Newspapers Page for Loretto.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loretto ...
Looking for more information about Loretto? 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 Loretto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Loretto.
Adding Loretto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loretto 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 Loretto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Loretto post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loretto.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loretto - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Loretto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Loretto area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |