Welcome to Oramel ...

Oramel is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oramel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Oramel is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oramel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Oramel ...

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

• Wellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
• Alfred
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
• Arcade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcade
  • From Oramel to Arcade
• Franklinville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Nunda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nunda
  • From Oramel to Nunda
• Delevan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Castile
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Belmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Angelica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Angelica
  • From Oramel to Angelica

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oramel ...

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

Adding Oramel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oramel 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 Oramel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Oramel post office opened in 1850.

We also found Oramel in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oramel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/