Welcome to Orillia ...

Orillia is located in Warren County<1>.

The location of Orillia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orillia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Orillia is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orillia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Orillia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Orillia - they are located in Ontario and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orillia.

Communities near Orillia ...

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

• Des Moines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Ankeny
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
• West Des Moines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
• Urbandale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
• Waukee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <4>
• Johnston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
• Altoona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Clive
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
• Indianola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
• Grimes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <4>

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 Orillia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orillia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orillia. 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 Orillia.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orillia ...

Looking for more information about Orillia? 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 Orillia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orillia.

Adding Orillia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orillia 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 Orillia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orillia post office opened in 1888.

We also found Orillia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orillia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/