Oriole, Missouri

Oriole is an unincorporated community in eastern Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

[1] The community is at the intersection of routes V and Y approximately eight miles northeast of Jackson.

The Trail of Tears State Park is three miles to the east on Route V.[2] A post office called Oriole was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1905.

[3] The origin of the name Oriole is obscure.

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