Byron, LaPorte County, Indiana

Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

Byron, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Byron is located in Indiana
Byron
Byron
Byron is located in the United States
Byron
Byron
Coordinates: 41°39′22″N 86°37′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaPorte
TownshipKankakee
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
ZIP code
46371
FIPS code18-09658[1]
GNIS feature ID431927[2]

History

Byron was laid out and platted in 1836.[3] Byron was once considered a center of trade in the area. With the construction of the Northern Indiana Railroad, business activity shifted to other towns, particularly nearby Rolling Prairie, and Byron's population dwindled.[4]

Geography

Byron is located at 41°39′22″N 86°37′29″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Byron, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  3. History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 727.
  4. Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 48.


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