Oronoque, Kansas Explained

Oronoque is an unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas, United States.

History

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.^[1]

Oronoque had a post office from 1885 until 1934.^[2]

Lucas Maddy, a native of Norton County,^[3] and the Kansas Cartel named their 2015 album Oronoque^[4] in honor of the former community.

Education

The community is served by Norton USD 211 public school district.

External links

• Historical details from rootsweb.com
• Photograph of schoolhouse in Oronoque
• Norton County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

39.7889°N -100.0254°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Vogel, Virgil J. . 1986 . Indian Names in Michigan . registration . The University of Michigan Press . Ann Arbor, Michigan . 0-472-10069-6.
2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 10 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132811/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:NT . October 9, 2013 .
3. Web site: Wild West Festival 2016: Lucas Maddy & The Kansas Cartel. 2016-06-24. Hays Post. 2017-03-06.
4. News: Lucas Maddy - 'Oronoque'. Brett David Stewart. 2017-03-06. en-US.