Welcome to Loyal ...

The town of Loyal is located in Kingfisher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loyal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Loyal has a population of 83 people<2> (see below for details).

Loyal is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Loyal: (405)

The ZIP code for Loyal: 73756<4>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Loyal was originally named Kiel. For more information about the names of Loyal, see The Names of Loyal on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Loyal had an population of 83 people. This is an increase of 5.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Loyal had a population of 79 people. This makes Loyal the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 79 people, the population of Loyal decreased 2.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 81 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Loyal.

Communities Also Named Loyal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Loyal - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (2), Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Loyal ...

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

• Kingfisher
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
  • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <6>
• Watonga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watonga
  • Watonga is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watonga <6>
• Hennessey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennessey <6>
• Okarche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okarche
  • Okarche is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okarche <6>
• Okeene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <6>
• Dover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Ames
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <6>
• Hitchcock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <6>
• Alpha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
• Omega
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Kingfisher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loyal ...

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

Adding Loyal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loyal 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 Loyal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Loyal post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loyal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/