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Welcome to Lorane ...

Lorane is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Lorane is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lorane: 478

Communities Also Named Lorane ...

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

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.

  • Brookhaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
  • Belvedere Manor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
  • Byron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jones Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
  • Elberta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elberta is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Forsyth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Bloomfield Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
  • Walden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walden is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Roberta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) for Lorane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lorane post office opened in 1885. The Lorane post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lorane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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