Jump to content

Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°37′53″N 86°33′24″W / 38.63139°N 86.55667°W / 38.63139; -86.55667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Evking22 (talk | contribs) at 13:42, 5 May 2017 (add). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Orangeville
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
Elevation522 ft (159 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47452
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451304

Orangeville is an unincorporated community in Orangeville Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Orangeville was laid out in 1849.[3] The community took its name from Orange County.[4] A post office was established at Orangeville in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

Geography

Orangeville is located at 38°37′53″N 86°33′24″W / 38.63139°N 86.55667°W / 38.63139; -86.55667.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ^ "Orangeville, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502.
  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. ...named for the county in which it is located.
  5. ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.