Lorane, Indiana

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Lorane, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lorane
Location of Lorane in Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°12′25″N85°33′31″W / 41.20694°N 85.55861°W / 41.20694; -85.55861 Coordinates: 41°12′25″N85°33′31″W / 41.20694°N 85.55861°W / 41.20694; -85.55861
Country United States
State Indiana
County Whitley
Township Etna-Troy
Elevation
[1]
946 ft (288 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46725
Area code(s) 260
GNIS feature ID 438307

Lorane is an unincorporated community in Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

The community used to have three different names before the present-day name of Lorane. It was first called Steam Corners, so named after its steam-operated sawmills. It also used to be called Glory, so named after a legend about a local traveler who "went through Glory" after crossing a stream and seeing beautiful scenery. The community also had the name Buzzards Glory at one point. [3] The present day name of Lorane was likely named after Lorraine, in France. [4]

A post office was established at Lorane in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [5]

Geography

Lorane is located at 41°12′25″N85°33′31″W / 41.20694°N 85.55861°W / 41.20694; -85.55861 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Lorane, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  3. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 271. ISBN   978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  202. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The present name seems to be a phonetic spelling of Lorraine, the French province.
  5. ↑ "Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2016.



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