Welcome to Loomis ...

Loomis is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loomis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Loomis is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Loomis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Loomis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Loomis: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Sullivan County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Loomis - they are located in Arkansas, California, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Loomis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Loomis, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Loomis ...

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

• Oneonta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <3>
• Sidney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• Delhi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
• Walton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
• Deposit
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Deposit is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <3>
• Bainbridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <3>
• Unadilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <3>
• Hancock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
• Otego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
  • Otego is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otego <3>
• Afton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loomis ...

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

Adding Loomis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loomis post office opened in 1880.

We also found Loomis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loomis.