Lore City

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Lore City

Total population

300

Median home value

$126,600

16.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$51,875

Lore City$52k

National$74k

Elevation250 m

Land area0.85 km²

Weather67°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.98°, -81.46°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lore City is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The population was 282 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lore City, OH from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

John Addison Fordyce

American dermatologist (1858–1925)

Herbert F. Christian

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1912-1944)

James Lawrence

American judge and politician (1851–1914)

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Robert S. Carr

American politician (1845–1925)

Samuel W. Fordyce

American businessman (1840-1919)

Walter D. Guilbert

American politician in Ohio (1844-1911)

Welcome Gaston

American baseball player (1874–1944)

William Lawrence

American politician from Ohio

Freeman T. Eagleson

Ohio Legislator

Robert M. Cox

Medal of Honor recipient

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Howard E. Fought

American politician

Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath

US military personnel

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Emma Eliza Laughlin

United States botanist and botanical collector (1866-1962)

Mahlon Haines

American businessman and philanthropist

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Athel G. Unklesbay

Gertie Brown

American actress (1882-1934)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ohio

• Byesville
  4.6 mi away
• Cambridge
  7.1 mi away
• Fairview
  13 mi away
• Kimbolton
  13.1 mi away
• Cumberland
  13.8 mi away
• Caldwell
  16.6 mi away
• Freeport
  18.7 mi away
• Lewisville
  19.7 mi away
• Bethesda
  20.6 mi away
• Jerusalem
  21.3 mi away
• Macksburg
  24.3 mi away
• Lafferty
  24.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lore City

Laughlin History Prepared for the Centennial Reunion, Held at Lore City, Ohio, Thursday, August 22, 1907

John Wilson Laughlin · 2018

Laughlin History Prepared for the Centennial Reunion, Held at Lore City, Ohio, Thursday, August 22 1907

John Wilson Laughlin · 2021

Laughlin history prepared for the centennial reunion, held at Lore City, Ohio, Thursday, August 22, 1907

John Wilson Laughlin · 1907

The western Leatherwood Valley

Lorle Porter · 1991

St. Nicotine of the peace pipe

Edward Vincent Heward · 1909

The poets and poetry of the West

William Turner Coggeshall · 1860

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-19

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Gold Moth

Basilodes pepita

Seen 2026-09-19

Odorous House Ant

Tapinoma sessile

Seen 2026-09-19

Hickory Tussock Moth

Lophocampa caryae

Seen 2026-09-19

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Seen 2026-09-15

Slaty Skimmer

Libellula incesta

Seen 2026-09-15

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).