Loraine, California should not be confused with Perris, California.
Loraine | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California##Location within the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kern County |
Coordinates: | 35.3047°N -118.4367°W |
Elevation M: | 814 |
Elevation Ft: | 2671 |
Loraine (formerly, Paris and Paris-Loraine) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the east bank of the mouth of Indian Creek where it enters Caliente Creek, 12miles north of Tehachapi, at an elevation of .
The Paris post office opened in 1903, changed its name to Loraine in 1912, closed in 1918, re-opened in 1922, and closed for good in 1926. The place was originally settled by French and Alsatian miners.