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

Loree, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Loree
Loree
Coordinates: 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipClay
Elevation817 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]


Geography


Loree is located at 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W.


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. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. 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. 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 22 August 2015.






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