Welcome to Oreana ...
So far, we found very little information about Oreana. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oreana to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oreana, please Contact Us.
Oreana would have been located within present day Pershing County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oreana is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Oreana is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Oreana was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Oreana was located: 775
Communities Also Named Oreana ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Oreana: This one is located in Pershing County and the other is located in Humboldt County.
Beyond Nevada, there are 3 communities that are also named Oreana - they are located in Idaho and Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oreana.
Communities near Oreana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oreana.
- Lovelock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colado ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colado is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Star City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Humboldt City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Humboldt City is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt City
- Humboldt House
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Humboldt House is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt House
- Granite Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Point is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
- Imlay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Camp is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Camp
- Toulon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Pershing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oreana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oreana.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oreana. See our Newspapers Page for Oreana.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oreana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Pershing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oreana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |