Welcome to Loysville ...

Loysville is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Loysville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Loysville is located in the (717) area code.

Communities near Loysville ...

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

• Carlisle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Duncannon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncannon
  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
• Newville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• Mifflintown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Millerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Millerstown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerstown <4>
• Thompsontown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
  • Thompsontown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsontown <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 Loysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loysville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loysville ...

Looking for more information about Loysville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loysville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loysville.

Adding Loysville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loysville post office opened in 1835.

We also found Loysville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loysville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/

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