Welcome to Oriental ...
Oriental is located in Burlington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriental, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Oriental is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oriental lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Oriental ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Oriental - they are located in California, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oriental.
Websites for Oriental ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.bccoc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oriental, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Oriental ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oriental.
- Hammonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Burlington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Egg Harbor City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Atsion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
- Sooy Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooy Place
- Sooy Place is located in Burlington County
- Oakwood Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Camden County
- Atco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
- Atco is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Works
- Waterford Works is located in Camden County
- Waterford Works has also been known as:
- Waterford
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 Oriental. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oriental.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oriental. 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 Oriental.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriental. See our Newspapers Page for Oriental.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriental ...
Looking for more information about Oriental? 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 Oriental, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oriental.
Adding Oriental to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oriental 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 Oriental was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oriental post office opened in 1891.
We also found Oriental on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriental.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriental - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |