Orestes is a town in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States.

[7] Orestes was a little village known as "Lowrys Switch" until the town board decided to change the name and ask for suggestions for the name.

Orestes McMahan was born on Christmas Day, 1876, and died September 14, 1946.

For many years the town hosted an annual Oak Tree Festival.

Anderson, the Madison county seat, is 14 miles (23 km) to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orestes has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all land.

[1] Lilly Creek flows past the southeast corner of the town, leading southwest to Pipe Creek just south of the town limits, part of the White River watershed.

22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 3.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.8% of those over 64.