Welcome to Lory ...

Lory is located in Boone County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lory, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Lory is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lory: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lory ...

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

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

Communities near Lory ...

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

• Charleston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Nitro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Madison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Chesapeake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Chapmanville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lory ...

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

Adding Lory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lory 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 Lory was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lory in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Lory post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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