Welcome to Lost River ...

Lost River is located in Orange County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lost River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Lost River: Lost Riv.

Lost River is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lost River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Lost River (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Lost River: (812)

Communities Also Named Lost River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Lost River: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Martin County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Lost River - they are located in Alaska, Idaho (2), Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oregon, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lost River ...

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

• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Mitchell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
• Paoli
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Orleans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• French Lick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Marengo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• Shoals
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
• English
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>

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 Lost River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lost River. 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 Lost River.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost River ...

Looking for more information about Lost River? 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 Lost River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lost River.

Adding Lost River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lost River in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Lost River post office opened in 1837.

We also found Lost River in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov