Welcome to Loveridge ...
Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Loveridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Loveridge is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Loveridge is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Loveridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Loveridge: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Loveridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loveridge.
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Marlinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <4>
- Rupert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
- Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Loveridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loveridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Loveridge. 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 Loveridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loveridge. See our Newspapers Page for Loveridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loveridge ...
Looking for more information about Loveridge? 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 Loveridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Loveridge.
Adding Loveridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Loveridge 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 Loveridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Loveridge post office opened in 1886.
We also found Loveridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Loveridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Loveridge - 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 Loveridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Loveridge 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |