Loree, Indiana

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Loree is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Loree was laid out in 1888 when the Pan Handle Railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/192 192]}} The community was named in honor of a railroad employee.{{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/203 203]|quote=...named this unincorporated village for a railroad official.}} A post office was established at Loree in 1888, and remained in operation until 1926.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Miami | title=Miami County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 August 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Miami County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana