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Welcome to Center Lovell ...

Center Lovell is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Lovell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Center Lovell is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Center Lovell: 207

The ZIP code for Center Lovell: 04016<3>

Communities near Center Lovell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Lovell ...

Looking for more information about Center Lovell? 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 Center Lovell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Center Lovell.

Adding Center Lovell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Lovell 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 Center Lovell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Center Lovell post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Lovell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Lovell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Center Lovell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Center Lovell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/