Orleans, Appanoose County, Iowa

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Orleans, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Orleans, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°43′32″N92°39′27″W / 40.72556°N 92.65750°W / 40.72556; -92.65750
Country United States
State Iowa
County Appanoose
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID459896 [1]

Orleans is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

Orleans was laid out in 1851. [2] A post office was established in Orleans in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1887. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orleans, Iowa
  2. ↑ The History of Appanoose County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, etc. Western historical Company. 1878. pp.  471.
  3. ↑ "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.


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