Fort Loramie, Ohio
Fort Loramie is a village of 1,467 people in Shelby County, Ohio, founded in 1769.
Why visit Fort Loramie
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include St. Augustine's Catholic Church.
Weather in Fort Loramie
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About Fort Loramie
Fort Loramie is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, along Loramie Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. It is 42 miles north-northwest of Dayton and 20 miles east of the Ohio/Indiana border. The population was 1,590 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1837 near the former site of a colonial fort of the same name.
From the Wikipedia article Fort Loramie, Ohio (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Church building in Ohio, United States of America
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes5
Subway
Fast food · Sandwich · 0.6 mi
200 South Main Street, Ft Loramie
Mo-Sa 07:00-20:00; Su 08:00-20:00
Where to stay3
Lake Loramie State Park Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi
11070 State Route 362, Minster
History
Fort Loramie was established as a fur trading post in 1769 by Pierre-Louis de Lorimier (usually anglicized to Peter Loramie), a French-Canadian fur trader, British Indian agent and Shawnee agitator, and his father. The Shawnee used the trading post as a staging area for attacks against Americans during the Revolutionary War. During a raid on the Shawnee by George Rogers Clark in Nov. 1782, the trading post was attacked by a detachment of 150 men under Col. Benjamin Logan and burned to the ground. Lorimier escaped and fled west across the Mississippi. The site remained abandoned until 1795.
After victory at Battle of Fallen Timbers in Aug. 1794, which ended the Northwest Indian War, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne ordered a fort built at the site as a supply depot for Fort Adams, Fort Defiance, and Fort Wayne. It was originally a stockade, but Wayne decided that a blockhouse and storage buildings were more vital. Construction was completed in Dec. 1795. The fort stood on the portage between St. Mary's River and Loramie Creek a half mile north of the present town. It was used as one of the demarcation points in the Treaty of Greenville Aug. 1795. The site was also mentioned in the Treaty of Fort Meigs 1817.
From the History section of Fort Loramie, Ohio on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Saint Michaels Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 0.4 mi
33 Elm Street, Fort Loramie
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Map of Fort Loramie
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Shelby County has had 10 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2020-03-31: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-08-20: Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds (Severe Storm)
- 2012-06-30: Severe Storms (Severe Storm)
- 2008-10-24: Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Neil Armstrong Airport (AXV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- Sidney 11 mi east, about 18 min by car
- Anna 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Piqua 15 mi southeast, about 25 min by car
- Bradford 15 mi south, about 25 min by car
- Covington 16 mi south, about 25 min by car
- Ansonia 17 mi southwest, about 27 min by car
- Celina 18 mi northwest, about 28 min by car
- Greenville 21 mi southwest, about 34 min by car
- Troy 22 mi south, about 36 min by car
- Cridersville 24 mi northeast, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St. Michael's Catholic Church in Fort Loramie, front and eastern side, Nyttend, Public domain
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Nyttend, Public domain
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