Welcome to Oronoque ...
Oronoque is located in Norton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oronoque, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Oronoque is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oronoque is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Oronoque lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oronoque: 785
Communities Also Named Oronoque ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oronoque - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oronoque.
Communities near Oronoque ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oronoque.
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
- Almena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lenora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Lenora is located in Norton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <4>
- Norcatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
- Norcatur is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norcatur
- From Oronoque to Norcatur
- Jennings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jennings
- From Oronoque to Jennings
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Edmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Rockwell City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
- Rockwell City is located in Norton County
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Riley County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clayton
- From Oronoque to Clayton
- Lyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Lyle is located in Decatur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lyle
- From Oronoque to Lyle
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 Oronoque. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oronoque.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oronoque. 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 Oronoque.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oronoque. See our Newspapers Page for Oronoque.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oronoque ...
Looking for more information about Oronoque? 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 Oronoque, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oronoque.
Adding Oronoque to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oronoque 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 Oronoque was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Oronoque post office opened in 1885.
We also found Oronoque in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oronoque.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oronoque. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Norton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oronoque - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |