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Welcome to Laura ...Laura is located in Jasper County<1>. The location of Laura has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Laura, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Laura is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Laura lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Laura (for example, toward Medaryville), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Laura lies within the (219) area code. Communities Also Named Laura ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Laura - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laura. Communities near Laura ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laura.
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 Laura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laura. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laura. 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 Laura. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laura. See our Newspapers Page for Laura. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laura ...Looking for more information about Laura? 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 Laura, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laura. Adding Laura to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Laura in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Laura on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908. For more details, see References and Mentions for Laura. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laura. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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