Lorraine, Florida
Lorraine is an unincorporated area located in Manatee County, Florida.
Lorraine, Florida | |
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Unincorporated area | |
| Lorraine | |
Lorraine Location within Manatee County, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°25′55″N 82°23′43″W / 27.43194°N 82.39528°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Manatee |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 34202, 34211 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-41310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 294840[1] |
History edit
The small company town of Lorraine was established by the Lorraine Turpentine Company. Both were created in 1915 by Tampa financier G.A. McLeod. The company became a public corporation in 1916. Both company and town were likely named after the region of Lorraine in France, which dominated national news during this time. A nearby community where the Lorraine Turpentine Company also operated is similarly named Alsace. In addition to being home to a turpentine mill, Lorraine was also the location of a saw mill owned by Schroeder Mill & Timber Company.[2]
By the mid-1920s, the turpentine industry in the area began drying up and The Lorraine Turpentine Company lost the land in a government seizure due to their indebtedness. A significant area of Lorraine remained in the ownership of Schroeder Mill & Timber Company. In 1926, Lorraine Farms, a community of multi-acre farmable plots was platted at Lorraine.[3]
Since the 1990s, Lorraine has been considered part of greater Lakewood Ranch, a planned community located on former Shroeder-Manatee Ranch land.
References edit
- ^ a b "Lorraine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 19, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bradentown Evening Journal Archives, Jan 26, 1916, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. January 26, 1916. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lorraine Farms".