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Welcome to Loomis ...

Loomis is located in Isabella County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loomis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Loomis is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loomis: 989

Communities Also Named Loomis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Loomis - they are located in Arkansas, California, Nebraska, New York (2), Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loomis.

Communities near Loomis ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loomis ...

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

Adding Loomis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loomis post office opened in 1871.

We also found Loomis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loomis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Isabella, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loomis - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/