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Welcome to Loving ...

Loving is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Loving is located in Young County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loving, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Loving is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Loving: 940

The ZIP code for Loving: 76460<3>

Communities Also Named Loving ...

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

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

Communities near Loving ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loving ...

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

Adding Loving to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loving post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loving.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Young, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loving - 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 Loving). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Loving 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/