Oronoque, Kansas

Oronoque, Kansas

Oronoque is a tiny community in Norton County in the U.S. state of Kansas. 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]

References

  1. ^ Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-10069-6. 

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Coordinates: 39°47′20″N 100°01′31″W / 39.7889°N 100.0254°W / 39.7889; -100.0254



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