Loraine (formerly, Paris and Paris-Loraine) is an

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. It is located on the east bank of the mouth of Indian Creek where it enters Caliente Creek, north of Tehachapi, at an elevation of . The Paris post office opened in 1903, changed its name to Loraine in 1912, closed in 1918, re-opened in 1922, and closed for good in 1926. The place was originally settled by French and Alsatian miners.

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