Welcome to Oraville ...

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

The location of Oraville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Oraville: (301) and (240)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Leonardtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Eagle Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Adelina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
  • Adelina is located in Calvert County
• Chaptico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <5>
• Golden Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Benedict
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
  • Benedict is located in Charles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedict <5>
• Bowens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
  • Bowens is located in Calvert County

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 for Oraville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Oraville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oraville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/