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Welcome to Orianna ...

Orianna is primarily located in Laurens County<1>. A portion of Orianna extends into Treutlen County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orianna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Orianna is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orianna: 478

Communities near Orianna ...

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

  • Dublin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Swainsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockledge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ochwalkee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Wrightsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Soperton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • East Dublin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
  • Adrian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <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 Orianna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orianna.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orianna ...

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

Adding Orianna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orianna 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 (so far) for Orianna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Orianna post office opened in 1899. The Orianna post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orianna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orianna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/