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
- ^ Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-10069-6.
External links
- Historical details from rootsweb.com
- Photograph of schoolhouse in Oronoque
- Oronoque, Kansas is at coordinates Coordinates:
