Welcome to Lochiel ...

Lochiel is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Lochiel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lochiel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Lochiel is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lochiel: (570)

Communities Also Named Lochiel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Lochiel: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Dauphin County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 5 communities that are also named Lochiel - they are located in Arizona, Indiana, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lochiel ...

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

• Sunbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• South Williamsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Northumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Muncy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
• Watsontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lochiel ...

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

Adding Lochiel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lochiel post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lochiel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/