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Welcome to Lovejoy ...

Lovejoy is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovejoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Lovejoy is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lovejoy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lovejoy - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lovejoy ...

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

  • Indiana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Punxsutawney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Northern Cambria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Nanty Glo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Spangler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Homer City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clymer
    (3 miles [4.8 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 Lovejoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovejoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovejoy ...

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

Adding Lovejoy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovejoy post office opened in 1904. The Lovejoy post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovejoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovejoy - 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/