Welcome to Love Lake ...
Love Lake is located in Macon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Love Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Love Lake: Love Lk.
Love Lake is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Love Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Love Lake: 660
Communities near Love Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Love Lake.
- Kirksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
- La Plata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Bevier is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <3>
- Atlanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Callao
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brashear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- New Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- New Cambria is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cambria <3>
- Hurdland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 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 Love Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Love Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Love Lake. 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 Love Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Love Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Love Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Love Lake ...
Looking for more information about Love Lake? 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 Love Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Love Lake.
Adding Love Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Love Lake 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 for Love Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Love Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Love Lake - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |