Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Loraine came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Loraine in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Loraine. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Loraine, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Loraine:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Loraine is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Loraine in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Loraine for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Loraine. See our Misc Page for Loraine for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Loraine:

Loraine was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939)