Moran, Indiana

Moran
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Moran
Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.3875°N 86.51528°W / 40.3875; -86.51528Coordinates: 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.3875°N 86.51528°W / 40.3875; -86.51528
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Township	Owen
Founded	1873
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
ZIP code	46041
FIPS code	18-51012[1]
GNIS feature ID	439418[2]

Moran is an unincorporated town 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.^[3]

Geography

Moran is located at 40°23′15″N 86°30′55″W / 40.3875°N 86.51528°W / 40.3875; -86.51528.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Moran, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:439418. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Owen Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.