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Welcome to Orogrande ...

Orogrande is located in Idaho County<1>.

The pronunciation of Orogrande: or-uh-GRAND<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orogrande, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Orogrande is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Orogrande is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Orogrande and travel south, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Orogrande: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Orogrande ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orogrande - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Orogrande ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Orogrande.

  • Elk City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shells Lick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
  • Big Cedar
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Mount Idaho
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Lowell
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orogrande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orogrande.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orogrande ...

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

Adding Orogrande to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orogrande post office opened in 1902. The Orogrande post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orogrande.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, 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 Orogrande. 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 Orogrande - 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 Orogrande area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Orogrande 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/