Lorane, Indiana

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|subdivision_name3 = Etna-Troy

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 46725

|area_code = 260

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Lorane is an unincorporated community in Etna-Troy Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|438307|Lorane, Indiana|2016-07-05}}

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.{{cite book|last=Hook|first=J. N.|title=All Those Wonderful Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rIq4AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT271|date=10 June 2014|publisher=Open Road Media|isbn=978-1-4976-1186-3|page=271}} The present day name of Lorane was likely named after Lorraine, in France.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/202 202]|quote=The present name seems to be a phonetic spelling of Lorraine, the French province.}}

A post office was established at Lorane in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Whitley | title=Whitley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 July 2016}}

Geography

Lorane is located at {{coord|41|12|25|N|85|33|31|W|type:city}}.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Whitley County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana