Welcome to Lovelady ...
So far, we found very little information about Lovelady. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lovelady to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lovelady, please Contact Us.
Lovelady would have been located within present day Caldwell County<2>.
The location of Lovelady has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovelady, you might consider that their post office opened in 1834.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lovelady is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lovelady was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lovelady would have been located in the (828) area code.
Communities Also Named Lovelady ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lovelady - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lovelady.
Communities near Lovelady ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lovelady.
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Lenoir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <5>
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <5>
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Long View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Granite Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <5>
- Gamewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
- Cajah's Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Hildebran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hildebran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebran
- Hildebran is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildebran <5>
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 Lovelady. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovelady.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lovelady. 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 Lovelady.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovelady. See our Newspapers Page for Lovelady.
Adding Lovelady to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lovelady 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 Lovelady was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lovelady post office opened in 1834.
We also found Lovelady in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovelady.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lovelady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovelady - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |