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Oriole, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.16889°N 86.50472°W / 38.16889; -86.50472
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Oriole, Indiana
Oriole is located in Indiana
Oriole
Oriole
Oriole is located in the United States
Oriole
Oriole
Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.16889°N 86.50472°W / 38.16889; -86.50472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipOil
Elevation814 ft (248 m)
Time zoneUTC-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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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...