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Welcome to Oraville ...

Oraville is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oraville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Oraville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oraville: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Oraville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oraville - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Oraville ...

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

  • La Plata
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonardtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Adelina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adelina is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
  • Chaptico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Battle ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Benedict
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oraville ...

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

Adding Oraville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oraville 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 Oraville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oraville post office opened in 1904. The Oraville post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oraville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Saint Mary's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oraville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Oraville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Oraville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/