Lost River, Indiana

Lost River, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Lost River is located in Indiana
Lost River
Lost River
Lost River is located in the United States
Lost River
Lost River
Coordinates: 38°36′25″N 86°27′05″W / 38.60694°N 86.45139°W / 38.60694; -86.45139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipPaoli
Elevation
[1]
637 ft (194 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47454
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451660[1]

Lost River is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Lost River in 1837, and remained in operation until 1878.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Lost River.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost River, Indiana
  2. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name comes from a local stream of the same name...


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