Lomax, Indiana
Lomax, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′32″N 86°52′18″W / 41.25889°N 86.87167°WCoordinates: 41°15′32″N 86°52′18″W / 41.25889°N 86.87167°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Starke |
| Township | Railroad |
| Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46374 |
| Area code(s) | 219 |
| GNIS feature ID | 438234[1] |
Lomax is an unincorporated community in Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana.[1]
In 1882, the Chicago and Atlantic Railway constructed its line from Columbus, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois.[2]:255[3]:15 The railroad constructed a depot and named it Lomax Station.[2]:314 Several communities, including Lomax, grew up at its stops.[2]:314[4]
The Standard Oil Company built a steam-powered pumping station for a pipeline, running alongside the tracks, connecting an oilfield in Ohio to a refinery in Whiting, Indiana.[2]:307, 314 The pumping station "consisted of five brick buildings, a boiler house, pump house, gate/valve house, telegraph office and a dormitory."[2]:314 The pumping station was demolished in 1933.[3]:33
There was a one-room schoolhouse c. 1912.[2]:307, 314
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lomax, Indiana
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Allen (Starke County Historian), Marvin (2008). "A Photographic History of Starke County" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Allen, Marvin (December 20, 2006). "Starke County, Indiana ~Historical Timeline~" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ↑ "5. Erie (Chicago & Atlantic Railroad)". Starke County Historical Society. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
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