Byron, LaPorte County, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
41°39′26″N 86°37′41″W / 41.65722°N 86.62806°W / 41.65722; -86.6280646371
Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
History
Byron was laid out and platted in 1836.[3] Byron was once considered a center of trade in the area. With the construction of the Northern Indiana Railroad, business activity shifted to other towns, particularly nearby Rolling Prairie, and Byron's population dwindled.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron, LaPorte County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. pp. 727.
- ^ Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 48.
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Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
communities
- Alida
- Beattys Corner
- Birchim
- Byron
- Crumstown‡
- Door Village
- Duneland Beach
- Haskell
- Hesston
- Holmesville
- Kankakee
- Lake Park
- Mill Creek
- Oakwood
- Otis
- Pinhook
- Pinola
- Riverside
- Salem Heights
- Smith
- South Wanatah
- Springfield
- Springville
- Summit
- Tee Lake
- Thomaston
- Tracy
- Union Center
- Waterford
- Wellsboro
- Wilders
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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