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Welcome to Loxley ...

Loxley is located in Roscommon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loxley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Loxley is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loxley: 989

Communities Also Named Loxley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Loxley - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Loxley ...

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

  • Harrison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Roscommon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Houghton Lake Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
  • Nellsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Prudenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Merritt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Star City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Hillcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Meredith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Vogel Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loxley ...

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

Adding Loxley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loxley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Loxley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Loxley post office opened in 1904. The Loxley post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loxley.

Footnotes ...

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