Welcome to Loleta ...
Loleta is located in Elk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loleta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Loleta is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Loleta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Loleta: 814 & 582<3>
Communities Also Named Loleta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Loleta - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loleta.
Communities near Loleta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loleta.
- Brookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <5>
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
- Brockway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Brockway is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <5>
- Strattanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strattanville
- Strattanville is located in Clarion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strattanville <5>
- Corsica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Clarington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Clarington is located in Forest County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarington <5>
- Gilfoyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Marienville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
- Marienville is located in Forest County
- Roses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Loleta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loleta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loleta. 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 Loleta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loleta. See our Newspapers Page for Loleta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loleta ...
Looking for more information about Loleta? 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 Loleta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Loleta.
Adding Loleta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loleta 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 Loleta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Loleta post office opened in 1900.
We also found Loleta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loleta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loleta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loleta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Loleta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Loleta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |