Welcome to Lometa ...

The city of Lometa is located in Hill Country.

Lometa is located in Lampasas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lometa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lometa has a population of 863 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lometa is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lometa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lometa is within the boundaries of the (512) area code.

The ZIP code for Lometa: 76853<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lometa had an population of 863 people. This is an increase of 0.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lometa had a population of 856 people. This makes Lometa the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 856 people, the population of Lometa increased 9.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 782 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lometa.

Communities near Lometa ...

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

• Lampasas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampasas
  • Lampasas is located in Lampasas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lampasas <5>
• San Saba
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba
  • San Saba is located in San Saba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Saba <5>
• Goldthwaite
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldthwaite
  • Goldthwaite is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldthwaite <5>
• Nix
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Nix is located in Lampasas County
• Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <5>
• Naruna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Naruna is located in Burnet County
• Center City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Center City is located in Mills County
• Star
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Mills County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
• Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
  • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
• Izoro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izoro
  • Izoro is located in Lampasas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Izoro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lometa ...

Looking for more information about Lometa? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lometa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lometa.

Adding Lometa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lometa 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 Lometa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lometa post office opened in 1886.

We also found Lometa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lometa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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