Welcome to Orange ...

Orange is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orange, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

When the people of Orange refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Orangeite<2>

Orange is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orange lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Orange: (765)

Communities Also Named Orange ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Orange - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orange.

Communities near Orange ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orange.

• Connersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Greensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Rushville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Knightstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <4>
• Cambridge City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <4>
• Spiceland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
• Oldenburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orange. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orange.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orange. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orange.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange. See our Newspapers Page for Orange.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange ...

Looking for more information about Orange? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orange, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orange.

Adding Orange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orange in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orange was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orange post office opened in 1826.

We also found Orange in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov