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Welcome to Oreana ...

Oreana is located in Owyhee County<1>.

The pronunciation of Oreana: oh-ree-ANNA<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Oreana is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Oreana is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Oreana lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oreana: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Oreana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oreana - they are located in Illinois and Nevada (2).

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

Communities near Oreana ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreana ...

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

Adding Oreana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oreana 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 Oreana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oreana post office opened in 1885. The Oreana post office closed in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Owyhee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Oreana. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oreana - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Oreana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Oreana area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/