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History · Lovell

Lovell’s post office opened in 1906

Below: maps from 1893 on.

1906first post office
0on the National Register
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How Lovell began

When was Lovell founded?

1906

The Lovell post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 28120 years
Founding year: the first Lovell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lovell’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lovell are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18933 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1990. Watch Lovell change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lovell’s history is told.

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On the map

Lovell on the map, 1893 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lovell. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lovell on the 1893 USGS mapLovell on the 1974 USGS mapLovell on the 1990 USGS map1893Lovell sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lovell.

The story so far

Lovell, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lovell yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lovell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first determined by the United States Census Bureau prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Lovell had a population of 28. The CDP is in northwestern Logan County, 3 miles (5 km) west of State Highway 74. It is 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Crescent and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Guthrie.

Its first post office opened in 1906.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Lovell, 1893 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1893On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906Post officeThe Lovell post office opens
  5. 1957Post officeThe Lovell post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Lovell

Nobody well known was born in Lovell itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Sam WaltonAmerican businessman · b. 1918
Owen K. GarriottAmerican electrical engineer and astronaut · b. 1930
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Nicki AycoxAmerican actress · b. 1975
Glenda FarrellAmerican actress · b. 1904
Thad LuckinbillAmerican actor and film producer · b. 1975
Danny HodgeAmerican boxer, professional and amateur wrestl… · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Lovell had its own post office from 1906 to 1957.

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1906–1957
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Lovell’s history

What year was Lovell founded?

The Lovell post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.