Welcome to Louther ...
Louther is located in Jackson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Louther, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Louther is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Louther lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Louther: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Louther ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Louther.
- Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Statts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Fairplain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
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 Louther. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Louther.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Louther. 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 Louther.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louther. See our Newspapers Page for Louther.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louther ...
Looking for more information about Louther? 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 Louther, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Louther.
Adding Louther to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Louther 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 Louther was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Louther post office opened in 1889. The Louther post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Louther.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louther - 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 Louther area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Louther 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |