Lost River, Indiana

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Lost River, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Lost River
Coordinates: 38°36′25″N86°27′05″W / 38.60694°N 86.45139°W / 38.60694; -86.45139 Coordinates: 38°36′25″N86°27′05″W / 38.60694°N 86.45139°W / 38.60694; -86.45139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Paoli
Elevation
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637 ft (194 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451660 [1]

Lost River is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Lost River in 1837, and remained in operation until 1878. [2] The community took its name from the nearby Lost River. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost River, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  203. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from a local stream of the same name...



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