Welcome to Oraibi ...

Oraibi is located within the Hopi Nation (at Third Mesa).

Oraibi is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oraibi, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Oraibi is 6,050 feet [1,844 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oraibi is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oraibi lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Oraibi, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Oraibi is within the boundaries of the (928) area code.

Communities near Oraibi ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oraibi.

• Hotevilla - Bacavi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotevilla - Bacavi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla - Bacavi
  • Hotevilla - Bacavi is located in Navajo County
• Shongopovi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongopovi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongopovi
  • Shongopovi is located in Navajo County
• Second Mesa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
  • Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <4>
• Walpi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpi
  • Walpi is located in Navajo County
• First Mesa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
  • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
• Hano
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hano
  • Hano is located in Navajo County
• Polacca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polacca
  • Polacca is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polacca <4>
• Wepo Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wepo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wepo Village
  • Wepo Village is located in Navajo County
• Keams Canyon
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keams Canyon
  • Keams Canyon is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keams Canyon <4>
• Pinon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Pinon is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oraibi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oraibi.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oraibi. See our Newspapers Page for Oraibi.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oraibi ...

Looking for more information about Oraibi? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oraibi, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oraibi.

Adding Oraibi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oraibi in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oraibi was on a map titled Map of Arizona (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Oraibi on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oraibi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oraibi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/