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Welcome to Lost River ...

Lost River is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lost River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Lost River: Lost Riv.

Lost River is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lost River (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Lost River: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Lost River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Lost River: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Martin County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 9 communities that are also named Lost River - they are located in Alaska, Idaho (2), Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oregon, Quebec and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lost River ...

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

  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paoli
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orleans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • French Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marengo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • English
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Campbellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 Lost River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lost River ...

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

Adding Lost River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lost River 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 (so far) for Lost River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lost River post office opened in 1837. The Lost River post office closed in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lost River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Lost River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Lost River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/