Welcome to Lorraine ...

Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorraine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Lorraine is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lorraine is located in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named Lorraine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Lorraine: This one is located in Tangipahoa Parish and the other is located in Caddo Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 17 communities that are also named Lorraine - they are located in California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lorraine ...

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

• Hammond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Mandeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Ponchatoula
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponchatoula
  • Ponchatoula is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponchatoula <4>
• Abita Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>
• Independence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Folsom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Madisonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Tickfaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <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 Lorraine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorraine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorraine ...

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

Adding Lorraine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lorraine post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorraine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/