Welcome to Lover ...

Lover is located in Washington County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lover, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Lover is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lover ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lover, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lover ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
• West Mifflin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <5>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <5>
• Whitehall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Jefferson Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <5>
• Uniontown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
• Brentwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lover ...

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

Adding Lover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lover 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 Lover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lover post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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