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Welcome to Loma Vista ...

Loma Vista is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

Loma Vista is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loma Vista: 913

Communities Also Named Loma Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Loma Vista - they are located in Oregon and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Loma Vista ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Overland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Olathe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lenexa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Leavenworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leawood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gladstone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Village
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Loma Vista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loma Vista.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loma Vista ...

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

Adding Loma Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loma Vista 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 Loma Vista was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loma Vista.

Footnotes ...

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