Oronoque, Kansas
"Oronoque" redirects here. For the river in Guyana, see Oronoque River.
Oronoque is an unincorporated community in Norton County in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1] Virgil Vogel, in Indian Names in Michigan refers to Oronoque as a variant spelling of Orinoco, the name of a South American river that was adopted with various spellings in other states: Oronoko Charter Township, Michigan and Oronoco, Minnesota.[2]
Oronoque had a post office from 1885 until 1934.[3]
References
- ↑ "Norton County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-10069-6.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 100°01′31″W / 39.7889°N 100.0254°W
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