Moran, Indiana

Moran
Unincorporated community
Moran
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Township	Owen
Founded	1873
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
ZIP code	46041
FIPS code	18-51012[1]
GNIS feature ID	439418[2]

Moran is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Clinton County, Indiana. Originally a station on the Vandalia Railroad, Moran was laid out by Noah L. Bunnell in October, 1873, and named for an official of the railroad. The official, who was from Sedalia, Illinois, also suggested the name of the nearby town of Sedalia, Indiana.^[3]

A post office was established at Moran in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.^[4]

Geography

Moran is located at 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.38750°N 86.51528°W / 40.38750; -86.51528.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Moran, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. 
4. ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.