Welcome to Loretta ...
Loretta is located in Sawyer County<1>.
The location of Loretta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loretta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
Loretta is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Loretta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Loretta: (715) and (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Loretta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Loretta - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loretta.
Communities near Loretta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loretta.
- Park Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
- Park Falls is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Butternut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Winter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Radisson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- New Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Lugerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Fifield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Glidden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
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 Loretta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loretta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loretta. 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 Loretta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loretta. See our Newspapers Page for Loretta.
Adding Loretta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loretta 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 Loretta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Loretta post office opened in 1927.
We also found Loretta on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loretta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loretta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sawyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loretta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |