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Welcome to Lovi ...

Lovi is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Lovi is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Lovi ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

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

Communities near Lovi ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Aliquippa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carnegie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ellwood City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Lovi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovi.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovi ...

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

Adding Lovi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovi post office opened in 1881. The Lovi post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovi.

Footnotes ...

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