Welcome to Lovern ...

Lovern is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Lovern has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Lovern is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lovern: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Lovern ...

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

• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Pearisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Narrows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Pembroke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Athens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Rich Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Oakvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Glen Lyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
  • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovern ...

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

Adding Lovern to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lovern 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 Lovern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lovern post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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