Welcome to Orlando ...Orlando is located in Macon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Orlando, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. When the people of Orlando refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Orlandoan<2> Orlando is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Orlando lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Orlando: 828 Communities Also Named Orlando ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Orlando - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Virginia (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orlando. Communities near Orlando ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orlando.
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 Orlando. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orlando. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orlando. 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 Orlando. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orlando. See our Newspapers Page for Orlando. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orlando ...Looking for more information about Orlando? 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 Orlando, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orlando. Adding Orlando to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Orlando 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 Orlando was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Orlando. Footnotes ...
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