Welcome to Loo ...
So far, we found very little information about Loo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Loo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loo, please Contact Us.
Loo would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Loo is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Loo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Loo (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Loo was located: 865
Communities near Loo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loo.
- Fraterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- LaFollette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
- Kings Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- New Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maynardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Pine Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Tazewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Jacksboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Loo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loo. 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 Loo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loo. See our Newspapers Page for Loo.
Adding Loo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loo 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 Loo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Loo post office opened in 1889. The Loo post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loo.
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 Loo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |