Welcome to Lory ...

Lory is located in Boone County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lory: 304 & 681<3>

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)
- Charleston is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charleston
- From Lory to Charleston
South Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
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Saint Albans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
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Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dunbar
- From Lory to Dunbar
Nitro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Madison
- From Lory to Madison
Chesapeake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
Marmet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marmet is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
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Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle is located in Kanawha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
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Chapmanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chapmanville
- From Lory to Chapmanville

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 (so far) for Lory was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lory.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lory - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lory area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lory area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.