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Welcome to Oreana ...The village of Oreana is located in Macon County<1>. The location of Oreana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Oreana: OR-ee-AN-uh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oreana has a population of 811 people<4> (see below for details). Oreana is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Oreana lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Oreana: (217) The ZIP code for Oreana: 62554<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oreana had an population of 811 people. This is a decrease of 7.31% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oreana had a population of 875 people. This makes Oreana the county's 11th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 875 people, the population of Oreana decreased 1.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 892 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oreana. Communities Also Named Oreana ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oreana - they are located in Idaho 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Oreana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Oreana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Oreana on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreana. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oreana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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