Welcome to Lorena ...

Lorena is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Lorena is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lorena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lorena - they are located in Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Lorena ...

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

• Wichita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <3>
• Derby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
• Andover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
• El Dorado
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <3>
• Haysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <3>
• Augusta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <3>
• Bel Aire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <3>
• Park City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <3>
• Valley Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <3>
• Mulvane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulvane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
  • Mulvane is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulvane <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorena ...

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

Adding Lorena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lorena 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 Lorena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lorena post office opened in 1872.

We also found Lorena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/