Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Byron, Indiana | |
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  Byron  Byron | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′26″N 86°37′41″W / 41.65722°N 86.62806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaPorte |
| Township | Kankakee |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| ZIP code | 46371 |
| FIPS code | 18-09658[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 431927[1] |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ 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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