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Welcome to Lorine ...

Lorine is located in Randolph County<1>.


The location of Lorine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Lorine is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lorine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lorine: (870)

Communities Also Named Lorine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lorine - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lorine.

Communities near Lorine ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lorine.

  • Pocahontas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
    • Former names for Pocahontas:
    • Bettis Bluff
    • Betts Bluff
    • Pokakhontas
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
  • Walnut Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hoxie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
    • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
  • Imboden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
    • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <4>
  • Black Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <4>
  • College City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
    • College City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
  • Ravenden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
    • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <4>
  • Portia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
    • Portia is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <4>
  • Reyno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
    • Reyno is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Former names for Reyno:
    • Cherokee Bay
    • Esselwood
    • Needmore
  • Maynard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lorine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lorine. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lorine.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorine. See our Newspapers Page for Lorine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorine ...

Looking for more information about Lorine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lorine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lorine.

Adding Lorine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lorine in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lorine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lorine post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorine.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lorine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lorine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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