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Welcome to Oriole ...

Oriole is located in Perry County<1>.


The location of Oriole has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Oriole is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oriole lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Oriole is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Oriole: (812)

Communities Also Named Oriole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oriole - they are located in Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oriole ...

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

  • Ferdinand
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
    • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
  • Milltown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
  • Marengo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
  • English
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
  • Birdseye
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leavenworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mauckport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
    • Mauckport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <4>
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • New Amsterdam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
    • New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Carefree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carefree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Carefree is located in Crawford County

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 Oriole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oriole.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oriole. 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 Oriole.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriole ...

Looking for more information about Oriole? 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 Oriole, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oriole.

Adding Oriole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oriole 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 Oriole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oriole post office opened in 1890.

We also found Oriole in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriole.

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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