Welcome to Loyalsock ...
So far, we found very little information about Loyalsock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Loyalsock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loyalsock, please Contact Us.
Loyalsock would have been located within present day Lycoming County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loyalsock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Loyalsock is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Loyalsock was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Loyalsock was located: 570 & 272<4>
Communities near Loyalsock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loyalsock.
- Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- South Williamsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jersey Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Muncy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muncy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
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 Loyalsock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loyalsock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loyalsock. 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 Loyalsock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyalsock. See our Newspapers Page for Loyalsock.
Adding Loyalsock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loyalsock in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Loyalsock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Loyalsock post office opened in 1854. The Loyalsock post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loyalsock.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loyalsock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lycoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loyalsock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Loyalsock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Loyalsock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |