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Welcome to Loma ...

Loma is located in Butler County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Loma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Loma is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Loma: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Loma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Loma - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Loma ...

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

  • Seward
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Seward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <5>
  • Wahoo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <5>
  • David City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ceresco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Valparaiso
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Malcolm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rising City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brainard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loma ...

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

Adding Loma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loma 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 Loma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loma post office opened in 1902.

We also found Loma mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loma.

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<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.
<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/









 

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