Lorane Oregon
Name: Lorane
Class: Unknown
GPS: 43.8376221, -123.2389784
Directions: Head south on I-5 from Eugene towards Creswell. Take a right on to Camas Swale Road. At Territorial Highway take a left. Lorane is 3.3 miles south of here.
Description:
Lorane’s Post Office was established on May 27, 1887. The first postmaster was William N. Crow. Postmaster authorities asked Crow to come up with a name for the Post Office, he choose the name Loraine for a favorite niece. The Post Office accepted the name, but changed it to Lorane to reduce confusion with other towns already named Loraine.
More Information:
According to History of Oregon, Volume One by Charles Henry Carey, Thomas Riley Crow from Lorane died in WWI.