Coordinates: 38°37′53″N 86°33′24″W / 38.63139°N 86.55667°W / 38.63139; -86.55667

Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Orangeville
Unincorporated community
Orangeville is located in Indiana
Orangeville
Orangeville
Orangeville is located in the United States
Orangeville
Orangeville
Coordinates: 38°37′53″N 86°33′24″W / 38.63139°N 86.55667°W / 38.63139; -86.55667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOrange
TownshipOrangeville
Elevation
[1]
522 ft (159 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47452
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451304[1]

Orangeville is an unincorporated community in Orangeville Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Orangeville was laid out in 1849.[2] The community took its name from Orange County.[3] A post office was established at Orangeville in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502.
  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. ...named for the county in which it is located.
  4. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.


Stub icon

This Orange County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Orangeville,_Orange_County,_Indiana"