Welcome to Loretto ...

The city of Loretto is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Loretto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loretto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Loretto has a population of 689 people<3> (see below for details).

Loretto is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Loretto (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Loretto lies within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Loretto: 40037<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Loretto had an population of 689 people. This is a decrease of 3.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Loretto had a population of 713 people. This makes Loretto the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Loretto represents 0.02% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 258th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 713 people, the population of Loretto increased 14.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 623 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Loretto.

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, Illinois, 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.

• Bardstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
  • Bardstown is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardstown <6>
• Campbellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <6>
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
• Hodgenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <6>
• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
• New Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
• Bradfordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <6>
• Willisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <6>
• Mackville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loretto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Loretto post office opened in 1833.

We also found Loretto in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loretto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loretto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/