Loraine, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States
35°18′17″N 118°26′12″W / 35.30472°N 118.43667°W / 35.30472; -118.43667Country United StatesState CaliforniaCountyKern CountyElevation814 m (2,671 ft)

Loraine (formerly, Paris and Paris-Loraine) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located on the east bank of the mouth of Indian Creek where it enters Caliente Creek, 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 2,671 feet (814 m).[1]

The Paris post office opened in 1903, changed its name to Loraine in 1912, closed in 1918, re-opened in 1922, and closed for good in 1926.[2] The place was originally settled by French and Alsatian miners.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loraine, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1066. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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