Moran, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Moran
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clinton County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Owen
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1873
Coordinates:40.3875°N -86.5153°W
Elevation Ft:807
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46041
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-51012[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:439418

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.[2]

A post office was established at Moran in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[3]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Claybaugh , Joseph . History of Clinton County, Indiana. 1913. A. W. Bowen & Company. Indianapolis. Owen Township.
  3. Web site: Clinton County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.