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Welcome to Orafino ...

Orafino is located in Frontier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orafino, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Orafino is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Orafino is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Orafino, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Orafino: 308

Communities near Orafino ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orafino ...

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

Adding Orafino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orafino 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 Orafino was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orafino.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Frontier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orafino - 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.