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>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Orella is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Orella was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Orella was located: 805 & 820<4>
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)
- Solvang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Naples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Cachuma Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
- Santa Ynez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isla Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ballard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Patera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Los Olivos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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.
Adding Orella to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orella in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Orella was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orella.
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 Orella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Orella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Orella area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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