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 during our research the earliest mention that we 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 leave Orafino and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Orafino: (308)

Communities near Orafino ...

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

• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
• Curtis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Curtis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <3>
• Eustis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <3>
• Bartley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
  • Bartley is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <3>
• Holbrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <3>
• Farnam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnam
  • Farnam is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farnam <3>
• Moorefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Moorefield is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <3>
• Stockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
  • Stockville is located in Frontier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockville <3>
• Elwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Gosper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <3>
• Indianola
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <3>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Frontier County: www.co.frontier.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/