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Welcome to Oreland ...

Oreland is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Oreland is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oreland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oreland ...

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

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

Communities near Oreland ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
  • Breezy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
    • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <3>
  • Crosslake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nisswa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <3>
  • Aitkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuyuna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
    • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Garrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <3>
  • Riverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreland ...

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

Adding Oreland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oreland post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oreland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/