Welcome to Love ...

Love is located in DeSoto County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Love, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Love is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Love lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Love lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Love ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Love - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Love ...

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

• Southaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Olive Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Horn Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• Hernando
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <4>
• Senatobia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
  • Senatobia is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
• Coldwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Tate County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Walls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
• Byhalia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
  • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <4>
• Como
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Memphis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in DeSoto County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Love ...

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

Adding Love to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Love post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Love.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/