Orange, Indiana

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Orange, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Orange
Coordinates: 39°35′03″N85°17′57″W / 39.58417°N 85.29917°W / 39.58417; -85.29917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Township Orange
Elevation
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1,102 ft (336 m)
ZIP code
46133
FIPS code 18-56718 [2]
GNIS feature ID440676 [1]

Orange is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Fayette County, Indiana, United States.

History

Orange was platted in 1824. [3] It took its name from Orange Township. [4] A post office was established at Orange in 1826, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orange, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 260.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  252. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...called Orange, for the township in which it was located...
  5. ↑ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.


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