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

Byron, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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 2008-01-31.
  2. "Byron, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  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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