Oronoque, Kansas

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

[1] 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.

[3] Lucas Maddy, a native of Norton County,[4] and the Kansas Cartel named their 2015 album Oronoque[5] in honor of the former community.

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

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