Welcome to Looney ...

Looney is located in Craig County<1>.

The location of Looney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Looney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Looney is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Looney is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Looney: (540)

Communities Also Named Looney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Looney - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Looney ...

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

• Roanoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Vinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Troutville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Fincastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Mason Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
• Hanging Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
• Simmonsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
  • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
• Daleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Looney ...

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

Adding Looney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Looney post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Looney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Craig County: www.co.craig.va.us/

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