Moran, Indiana

Moran
Unincorporated community
Moran
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clinton
Township Owen
Founded 1873
Elevation 801 ft (244 m)
ZIP code 46041
FIPS code 18-51012[1]
GNIS feature ID 439418[2]

Moran is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Originally a station on the Vandalia Railroad, Moran was laid out by Noah L. Bunnell in October, 1873, and named for an official of the railroad. The official, who was from Sedalia, Illinois, also suggested the name of the nearby town of Sedalia, Indiana.[3]

A post office was established at Moran in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[4]

Geography

Moran is located at 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Moran, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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