Welcome to Oro Grande (aka 'Halleck') ...

Oro Grande is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oro Grande, 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.

Oro Grande is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oro Grande is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Oro Grande: (760) and (442)<3>

The ZIP code for Oro Grande: 92368<4>

The community of Oro Grande has also been called Halleck.

Communities Also Named Oro Grande ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oro Grande - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Oro Grande ...

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

• Victorville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorville
  • Victorville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victorville <5>
• Hesperia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <5>
• Apple Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <5>
• Adelanto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelanto
  • Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelanto <5>
• Mountain View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
• Bell Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Mountain
  • Bell Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
• Mountain View Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Acres
  • Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County
• South Adelanto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
  • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
• Helendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helendale
  • Helendale is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helendale <5>
• Oak Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
  • Oak Hills is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hills <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oro Grande ...

Looking for more information about Oro Grande? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oro Grande, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oro Grande.

Adding Oro Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Oro Grande mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oro Grande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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