Welcome to Lorane ...

Lorane is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lorane is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lorane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lorane - they are located in Georgia, Indiana and Oregon.

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

Communities near Lorane ...

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

• Reading
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Wyomissing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Kutztown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Royersford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersford
  • Royersford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royersford <4>
• Hamburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 Lorane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorane ...

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

Adding Lorane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lorane post office opened in 1900.

We also found Lorane on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/