Welcome to Orangeport ...

Orangeport is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orangeport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Orangeport is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orangeport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Orangeport is located in the (716) area code.

Communities near Orangeport ...

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

• North Tonawanda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Tonawanda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Medina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Williamsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Middleport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Oakfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <4>
• Wilson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Lyndonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <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 Orangeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orangeport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orangeport ...

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

Adding Orangeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orangeport 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 Orangeport was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Orangeport on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orangeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/