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Welcome to Lovingston ...

Lovingston is located in Nelson County<1> and is the County Seat for Nelson County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovingston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lovingston is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lovingston: 434

Communities near Lovingston ...

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

  • Amherst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colleen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
    • Colleen is located in Nelson County
  • Old Myndus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
  • Bryant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Nelson County
  • Jonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
  • Rockfish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
  • Adial
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Adial is located in Nelson County
  • Massies Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
    • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Faber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nellysford
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Lovingston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovingston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovingston ...

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

Adding Lovingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lovingston 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 Lovingston was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lovingston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovingston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Nelson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lovingston - 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>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.