Official Name: | Byron, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Byron |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | LaPorte |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kankakee |
Coordinates: | 41.6572°N -86.6281°W |
Elevation Ft: | 820 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46371 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-09658[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 431927 |
Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Byron was laid out and platted in 1836.[2] 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.[3]