Loree, Indiana

Loree is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Loree, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Loree is located in Indiana
Loree
Loree
Loree is located in the United States
Loree
Loree
Coordinates: 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipClay
Elevation
[1]
817 ft (249 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46914
FIPS code18-44982[2]
GNIS feature ID438308

History

Loree was laid out in 1888 when the Pan Handle Railroad was extended to that point.[4] The community was named in honor of a railroad employee.[5] A post office was established at Loree in 1888, and remained in operation until 1926.[6]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Loree, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  4. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 192.
  5. 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. ...named this unincorporated village for a railroad official.
  6. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.


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