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Welcome to Lochiel ...

Lochiel is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lochiel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Lochiel is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lochiel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lochiel (for example, toward Milford (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lochiel: 765

Communities Also Named Lochiel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lochiel - they are located in Arizona, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lochiel ...

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

  • Rensselaer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fowler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otterbein
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Remington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wolcott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheldon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <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 Lochiel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lochiel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lochiel ...

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

Adding Lochiel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lochiel 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 Lochiel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lochiel post office opened in 1883. The Lochiel post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lochiel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lochiel - 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>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/