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 travel south from Orogrande, 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Elk City is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <6>
Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <6>
Shells Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shells Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shells Lick
- Shells Lick is located in Idaho County
Big Cedar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
- Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
Mount Idaho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Idaho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
- Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
Lowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>

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 for Orogrande was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Orogrande post office opened in 1902.

We also found Orogrande on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orogrande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/