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Ormas, Indiana
Unincorporated community
OrmasOrmas, as seen in a map of Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°17′43″N 85°32′45″W / 41.29528°N 85.54583°W / 41.29528; -85.54583
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley, Noble
Township	Etna-Troy, Washington
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46725
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	450573

Ormas is an unincorporated community in Whitley and Noble counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Ormas was founded in 1856. The community's name honors Ormas Jones, an early settler.

A post office was established at Ormas in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.

Geography

Ormas is located at 41°17′43″N 85°32′45″W / 41.29528°N 85.54583°W / 41.29528; -85.54583.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
2. "Ormas, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out on May 9, 1856...
4. "Profile for Ormas, IN". ePodunk. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
5. "Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Noble County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Albion
Cities	Kendallville Ligonier
Towns	Albion Avilla Cromwell Rome City Wolcottville‡
Townships	Albion Allen Elkhart Green Jefferson Noble Orange Perry Sparta Swan Washington Wayne York
CDPs	Bear Lake Big Lake Brimfield Cree Lake Kimmell LaOtto Merriam Wawaka Wolf Lake
Other communities	Ari‡ Bakertown Burr Oak Cosperville Ege Green Center Grismore Indian Village Lisbon Ormas‡ Port Mitchell Swan Wakeville Village Washington Center Wayne Center Wilmot
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Columbia City
City	Columbia City
Towns	Churubusco Larwill South Whitley
Townships	Cleveland Columbia Etna-Troy Jefferson Richland Smith Thorncreek Union Washington
CDPs	Coesse Laud Tri-Lakes
Other communities	Blue Lake Coesse Corners Collamer Collins Cresco Dunfee‡ Etna Five Points Lorane Luther‡ Ormas‡ Peabody Raber Saturn Tunker Washington Center
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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