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Orestes is a town in Monroe Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 329 at the 2020 census, down from 414 in 2010.

Orestes town overview:
Name:	Orestes town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Madison County
Elevation:	873 ft (266 m)
Total Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km²)
Land Area:	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	329
Population Density:	816.38/sq mi (315.01/km²)
ZIP code:	46063
Area code:	765
FIPS code:	1856952
GNISfeature ID:	0440695
Website:	www.townoforestes.org

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History

Orestes was founded in 1876 when the railroad was extended to that point. It may be named after Orestes in Greek mythology. Orestes was incorporated as a town in 1894.

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. Nathan McMahan sent in his son’s name and upon its acceptance, the town became known as Orestes. Orestes McMahan was born on Christmas Day, 1876, and died September 14, 1946. He was a farmer all his life and never married.

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Geography

Orestes is located in northern Madison County at 40°16′18″N 85°43′27″W / 40.271710°N 85.724037°W / 40.271710; -85.724037. Indiana State Road 28 runs along the northern border of the town, leading east 3 miles (5 km) to Alexandria and west 6 miles (10 km) to Elwood. 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 km), all land. 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.