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Syria is an unincorporated community in Paoli Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Syria, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°35′10″N 86°24′06″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Township	Paoli
Elevation [1]	686 ft (209 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47454
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	451535

History

A post office was established at Syria in 1880, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community probably took its name from Syria, in Western Asia.[4]

Geography

Syria is located at 38°35′10″N 86°24′06″W.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
"Syria, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
"Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently named for the Asian country...

v t e Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Paoli
Towns	French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs	Map of Indiana highlighting Orange County
Townships	French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek
Unincorporated communities	Abydel Bacon Bonds Bromer Chambersburg Ethel Fargo Greenbrier Hindostan Leipsic Lost River Mahan Crossing Millersburg Newton Stewart Norton‡ Orangeville Pearsontown Pine Valley Prospect Pumpkin Center Rego Roland Scarlet Stampers Creek Syria Trotter Crossing Turleys Valeene Woodlawn Grove Youngs Creek
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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