Welcome to Fort Loramie ...

The village of Fort Loramie is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Fort Loramie: LOHR-uh-mee<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Loramie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Loramie: Ft. Loramie

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Loramie has a population of 1,534 people<4> (see below for details).

Fort Loramie is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

The area code for Fort Loramie: (937)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Loramie had an population of 1,534 people. This is an increase of 3.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Loramie had a population of 1,478 people. This makes Fort Loramie the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Fort Loramie represents 0.01% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 453rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,478 people, the population of Fort Loramie increased 9.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,344 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Loramie.

Communities near Fort Loramie ...

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

• Piqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Sidney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
• Celina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <6>
• Wapakoneta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <6>
• Saint Marys
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
• Coldwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <6>
• New Bremen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <6>
• Covington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
• Saint Henry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <6>
• Versailles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Loramie ...

Looking for more information about Fort Loramie? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Loramie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Loramie.

Adding Fort Loramie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Loramie 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 Fort Loramie was on a map titled Road Map for Ohio (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Loramie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/