Welcome to Orillia ...

Orillia is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orillia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Orillia is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Orillia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Orillia is located in the (425) area code.

Communities Also Named Orillia ...

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

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.

• Seattle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seattle
  • Seattle is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seattle <3>
• Tacoma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <3>
• Bellevue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Kent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
• Renton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renton
  • Renton is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renton <3>
• Federal Way
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <3>
• Kirkland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Kirkland is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkland <3>
• Auburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Redmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <3>
• Sammamish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammamish
  • Sammamish is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sammamish <3>

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.<4>

From that list, the Orillia post office opened in 1887.

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 King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/