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Welcome to Loftis ...

Loftis is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

Loftis is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Loftis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Loftis: 434

Communities Also Named Loftis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Loftis - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Websites for Loftis ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Loftis, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Loftis ...

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

  • South Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Halifax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookneal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Phenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Clover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
  • Crystal Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rabat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
    • Rabat is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rabat
    • From Loftis to Rabat
  • Leda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
    • Leda is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leda
    • From Loftis to Leda
  • Clays Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clays Mill
    • From Loftis to Clays Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loftis ...

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

Adding Loftis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loftis 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 for Loftis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Loftis post office opened in 1890.

We also found Loftis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loftis.

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loftis - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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