Oriole, Indiana

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Oriole, Indiana
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Oriole
Coordinates: 38°10′08″N86°30′17″W / 38.16889°N 86.50472°W / 38.16889; -86.50472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Oil
Elevation
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814 ft (248 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47551
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451306 [1]

Oriole is an unincorporated community in Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Oriole in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967. [2] The community was named after the New World oriole. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oriole, Indiana
  2. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. 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. ...changed to Oriole, for the bird...