Welcome to Loys ...

Loys is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loys, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Loys is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Loys: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Loys ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Loys, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Loys ...

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

• Frederick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Gettysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Thurmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loys ...

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

Adding Loys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loys 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 Loys was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loys.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/