La Verne is a community in
Greater Los Angeles, east of
Los Angeles off Interstate 210.
This community was founded in 1887 when Isaac W. Lord, a Los Angeles businessman, persuaded the Santa Fe Railroad to extend its line through this area where he owned considerable property. The area was there after known as Lordburg. In 1912, the residents of Lordsburg tried to change the name of the community, but Isaac W. Lord, a nonresident large land owner blocked the attempt. After the death of Lord in March of 1917, the citizens of Lordsburg voted to change the City name to La Verne.
La Verne is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, California metro area.
