Welcome to Lorah ...

Lorah is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lorah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Lorah is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lorah is within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Lorah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lorah - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lorah ...

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

• Atlantic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
  • Atlantic is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <4>
• Audubon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Audubon is located in Audubon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <4>
• Avoca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
• Griswold
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Griswold is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griswold <4>
• Anita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
  • Anita is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anita <4>
• Exira
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
  • Exira is located in Audubon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exira <4>
• Walnut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Adair
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Adair is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adair <4>
• Elk Horn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
  • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <4>
• Lewis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <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 Lorah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorah ...

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

Adding Lorah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lorah post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lorah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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