Welcome to Oro City ...
So far, we found very little information about Oro City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oro City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oro City, please Contact Us.
Oro City would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.
Oro City was established in 1860.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oro City is 10,690 feet [3,258 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Oro City is about 2 miles [or 3¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Oro City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Oro City would have been located in the (719) area code.
Communities Also Named Oro City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Oro City: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Arapahoe County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oro City.
Communities near Oro City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oro City.
- Blue River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Fairplay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <5>
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Park County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
- Park City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
- Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
- Horseshoe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Climax ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Alma Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
- Alma Junction is located in Park County
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oro City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oro City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oro City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oro City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oro City. See our Newspapers Page for Oro City.
Adding Oro City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oro City 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 Oro City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Oro City post office opened in 1861.
We also found Oro City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oro City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oro City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oro City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |