Welcome to Loring ...
Loring is primarily located in Leavenworth County<1>. A portion of Loring extends into Wyandotte County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loring, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Loring is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Loring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Loring: 913
Communities Also Named Loring ...
While we believe that this Loring is located in Leavenworth County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Loring. Those communities are located in the following counties: Shawnee and Wyandotte County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 12 communities that are also named Loring - they are located in Alaska, Iowa, 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.
- Kansas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Overland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
- Kansas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olathe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
- Lenexa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
- Lenexa is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lenexa
- From Loring to Lenexa
- Leawood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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 Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- Prairie Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loring.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Leavenworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loring - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |