Lomax, Indiana

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Lomax, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lomax
Coordinates: 41°15′32″N86°52′18″W / 41.25889°N 86.87167°W / 41.25889; -86.87167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Starke
Township Railroad
Elevation
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666 ft (203 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
46374
Area code 219
GNIS feature ID438234 [1]

Lomax is an unincorporated community in Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana. [1]

In 1882, the Chicago and Atlantic Railway constructed its line from Columbus, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois. [2] : 255  [3] : 15  The railroad constructed a depot and named it Lomax Station. [2] : 314  Several communities, including Lomax, grew up at its stops. [2] : 314  [4]

The Standard Oil Company built a steam-powered pumping station for a pipeline, running alongside the tracks, connecting an oilfield in Ohio to a refinery in Whiting, Indiana. [2] : 307, 314  The pumping station "consisted of five brick buildings, a boiler house, pump house, gate/valve house, telegraph office and a dormitory." [2] : 314  The pumping station was demolished in 1933. [3] : 33 

There was a one-room schoolhouse c. 1912. [2] : 307, 314 

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lomax, Indiana
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Allen (Starke County Historian), Marvin (2008). "A Photographic History of Starke County" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Allen, Marvin (December 20, 2006). "Starke County, Indiana ~Historical Timeline~" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "5. Erie (Chicago & Atlantic Railroad)". Starke County Historical Society. Retrieved January 23, 2026.


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