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Lorne, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°44′46″N 95°34′28″W / 44.74611°N 95.57444°W / 44.74611; -95.57444
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Lorne
Lorne is located in Minnesota
Lorne
Lorne
Lorne is located in the United States
Lorne
Lorne
Coordinates: 44°44′46″N 95°34′28″W / 44.74611°N 95.57444°W / 44.74611; -95.57444
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyYellow Medicine
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID654805[1]

Lorne is an unincorporated community in Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

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Lorne was laid out in 1898, and named for Marquess of Lorne, a Governor General of Canada (1878–1883).[2] A post office was established at Lorne in 1905, and remained in operation until 1935.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lorne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 595.
  3. ^ "Yellow Medicine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 16, 2015.