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History · Loop

Loop’s post office opened in 1905

Most of Loop was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1969 on.

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How Loop began

When was Loop founded?

1905

The Loop post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 216121 years
Founding year: the first Loop post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Loop’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 Loop are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Loop’s history is told.

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The story so far

Loop, in brief

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

Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gaines County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Loop had a population of 216. The community was named for the loop of the postmaster's lasso.

Its first post office opened in 1905. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 225 to 216 (-4%).

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Loop on the map, 1969 to 1992

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

Loop on the 1969 USGS mapLoop on the 1985 USGS mapLoop on the 1992 USGS map1969Loop sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Loop

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

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Barry CorbinAmerican actor (b. 1940) · b. 1940
Sheryl SwoopesAmerican basketball player · b. 1971
Tanya TuckerAmerican country singer · b. 1958
Steve Pearce1947- American armed forces veteran and politic… · b. 1947
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Sonny CurtisAmerican musician · b. 1937
Bulldog TurnerAmerican football player and coach · b. 1919

Questions about Loop’s history

What year was Loop founded?

The Loop post office opened in 1905, 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.