Oriskany,

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oriskany \O*ris"ka*ny\, a. [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)
     Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly
     limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the
     Silurian age.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Oriskany period}, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic
        system intermediate or transitional in character between
        the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of {Geology}.
        [1913 Webster]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Oriskany, NY (village, FIPS 55365)
    Location: 43.15595 N, 75.33283 W
    Population (1990): 1450 (574 housing units)
    Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 13424

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oriskany, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    1459
     Housing Units (2000): 576
     Land area (2000):     0.829936 sq. miles (2.149525 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.829936 sq. miles (2.149525 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            55365
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             43.156669 N, 75.334699 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     13424
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oriskany, NY
      Oriskany