Welcome to Loyston ...
So far, we found very little information about Loyston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Loyston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Loyston, please Contact Us.
Loyston would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loyston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. The community was inundated by Norris Lake.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Loyston is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Loyston was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Loyston (for example, toward Armathwaite), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Loyston was located: 865
Communities near Loyston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loyston.
- Fraterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- LaFollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Valley
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Smithwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 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 Loyston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loyston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loyston. 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 Loyston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyston. See our Newspapers Page for Loyston.
Adding Loyston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loyston 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 Loyston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Loyston post office opened in 1894. The Loyston post office closed in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loyston.
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 Loyston, 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 Loyston - 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/ |