The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laura \Lau"ra\, n. [LL., fr. Gr. (?) lane, defile, also, a kind
   of monastery.] (R. C. Ch.)
   A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood
   occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. --C.
   Kingsley.
   [1913 Webster]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laura, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    487
   Housing Units (2000): 182
   Land area (2000):     0.284039 sq. miles (0.735658 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.284039 sq. miles (0.735658 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            42028
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             39.994064 N, 84.407894 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     45337
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Laura, OH
    Laura