Lorne, Minnesota
Lorne is an unincorporated community in Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
History
Lorne was laid out in 1898, and named for Marquess of Lorne, a Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). A post office was established at Lorne in 1905, and remained in operation until 1935.
References
- ^ "Lorne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 595.
- ^ "Yellow Medicine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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