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Welcome to Lois ...

Lois is located in Moore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lois, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Lois is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lois lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lois (for example, toward Signal Terrace), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lois: 931

Communities Also Named Lois ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Lois - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lois.

Communities near Lois ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tullahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Park City Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Decherd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Southgate Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Huntland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lois ...

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

Adding Lois to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lois post office opened in 1891. The Lois post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lois.

Footnotes ...

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