Byron, LaPorte County, Indiana

Byron
Unincorporated community
Byron
Coordinates: 41°39′22″N 86°37′29″W / 41.65611°N 86.62472°WCoordinates: 41°39′22″N 86°37′29″W / 41.65611°N 86.62472°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County LaPorte
Township Kankakee
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
ZIP code 46371
FIPS code 18-09658[1]
GNIS feature ID 431927[2]

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 nearby towns, and Byron's population dwindled.[4]

Geography

Byron is located at 41°39′22″N 86°37′29″W / 41.65611°N 86.62472°W.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Byron, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ↑ History of La Porte County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Townships. C. C. Chapman & Co. 1880. p. 727.
  4. ↑ Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 48.