Welcome to Lovelton ...

Lovelton is located in Wyoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Lovelton is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lovelton: (570)

Communities near Lovelton ...

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

• Harveys Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
• Tunkhannock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunkhannock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunkhannock
  • Tunkhannock is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunkhannock <4>
• Wyalusing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <4>
• Dushore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dushore
  • Dushore is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dushore <4>
• Meshoppen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
  • Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <4>
• Monroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Laceyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
  • Laceyville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laceyville <4>
• New Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Laporte
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • Laporte is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <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 Lovelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovelton ...

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

Adding Lovelton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovelton post office opened in 1853.

We also found Lovelton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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