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Welcome to Lohn ...

Lohn is located in Hill Country.

Lohn is located in McCulloch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lohn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Lohn is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lohn: 325

The ZIP code for Lohn: 76852<3>

Communities Also Named Lohn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lohn: This one is located in McCulloch County and the other is located in Nacogdoches County.

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

Communities near Lohn ...

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

  • Brady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <4>
  • Melvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pear Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Waldrip
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Rochelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gouldbusk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lohn ...

Looking for more information about Lohn? 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 Lohn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lohn.

Adding Lohn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lohn post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lohn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McCulloch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lohn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lohn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lohn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/