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Welcome to Lovell ...

Lovell is located in Wyandot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Lovell is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lovell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Lovell: This one is located in Wyandot County and the other is located in Morgan County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 9 communities that are also named Lovell - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lovell ...

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

  • Findlay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiffin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fostoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bucyrus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Upper Sandusky
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
  • Carey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carey is located in Wyandot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <3>
  • Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bloomville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunkirk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovell ...

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

Adding Lovell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lovell 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 Lovell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lovell post office opened in 1877. The Lovell post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wyandot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/