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Welcome to Laud ...

Laud is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laud, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Laud is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Laud, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Laud: 260

Communities near Laud ...

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

  • Fort Wayne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Columbia City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Huntertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ossian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Churubusco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Whitley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Andrews
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Laud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laud.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laud ...

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

Adding Laud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laud 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 Laud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Laud post office opened in 1855. The Laud post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laud.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laud - 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/