Orleans Map
Orleans is a town in Orleans Township, Orange County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,142 at the 2010 census.
Orleans was founded by Colonel Samuel S. Lewis.
Platted in 1815, Orleans stands as the oldest town in Orange County. Founded two months after Andrew Jackson's famous victory over the British at New Orleans, the settlers named their new town to honor this event. Samuel Lewis, one of the founders, later became a prominent figure in Texas after he fought for Texas independence from Mexico and served as a senator in the first two congresses of the Republic of Texas under Sam Houston's presidency.
Nearby cities include Campbellsburg, French Lick, Bedford, Williams, Oolitic.