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Welcome to Lovelace ...

Lovelace is located

Lovelace is located in Hill County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovelace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Lovelace is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lovelace is located in the (254) area code.

Communities Also Named Lovelace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lovelace - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lovelace ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Whitney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <3>
  • Italy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
    • Italy is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <3>
  • Grandview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
  • Itasca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rio Vista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maypearl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maypearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypearl
    • Maypearl is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maypearl <3>
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frost
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovelace ...

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

Adding Lovelace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lovelace post office opened in 1893.

We also found Lovelace mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovelace.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovelace - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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