RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Montana >> Missoula County >> LoloIndex...

Welcome to Lolo ...

Lolo is located in Missoula County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lolo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Lolo is 3,190 feet [972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lolo is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lolo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Lolo and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Lolo: 406

The ZIP code for Lolo: 59847<3>

Communities Also Named Lolo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lolo - they are located in Idaho and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Lolo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lolo ...

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

Adding Lolo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lolo post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lolo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Missoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lolo - 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 Lolo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lolo 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/