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Welcome to Lofall ...

Lofall is located in Kitsap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lofall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Lofall is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lofall lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Lofall ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lofall ...

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

Adding Lofall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lofall 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 Lofall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lofall post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lofall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Kitsap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lofall - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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