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Welcome to Loam ...

Loam is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Loam, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Loam: 606

Communities near Loam ...

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

  • Berea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Brodhead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • McKee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Annville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandgap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
  • Climax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Climax is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Mullins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loam ...

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

Adding Loam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loam post office opened in 1906. The Loam post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loam.

Footnotes ...

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