Do you know of Lorane ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lorane. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lorane.<1>

Our sources for Lorane (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Lorane other than they indicate that Lorane would be found somewhere in Rockingham County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1898 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Lorane ...

We found four communities that share the name Lorane.

Within North Carolina, the name Lorane is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Bibb County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lorane [Bibb County].
  • Indiana
    • Whitley County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lorane [Whitley County].
  • Oregon
    • Lane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lorane [Lane County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Berks County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lorane [Berks County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lorane ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lorane:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Rockingham County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Rockingham County.