Loree, Indiana

Loree, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Loree
Loree
Coordinates: 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W / 40.64556°N 86.05806°W / 40.64556; -86.05806Coordinates: 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W / 40.64556°N 86.05806°W / 40.64556; -86.05806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Clay
Elevation[1] 817 ft (249 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46914
FIPS code 18-44982[2]
GNIS feature ID 438308

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

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]

Geography

Loree is located at 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W / 40.64556°N 86.05806°W / 40.64556; -86.05806.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. p. 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 22 August 2015.


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