Welcome to Orella ...

So far, we found very little information about Orella. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Orella to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orella, please Contact Us.

Orella would have been located within present day Santa Barbara County<2>.

The location of Orella has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Orella is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Orella was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Orella once stood is in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Orella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orella - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Orella ...

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

• Goleta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goleta
  • Goleta is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 30,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goleta <5>
• Solvang
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
  • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <5>
• Buellton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <5>
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
• Cachuma Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cachuma Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
  • Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Santa Ynez
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ynez
  • Santa Ynez is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ynez <5>
• Isla Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isla Vista
  • Isla Vista is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isla Vista <5>
• Ballard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballard <5>
• Los Olivos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Olivos
  • Los Olivos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Olivos <5>
• Hope Ranch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
  • Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara 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 Orella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orella.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/