Welcome to Orienta ...

Orienta is located in Major County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orienta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

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

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

Orienta lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Orienta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Orienta - they are located in Mississippi and New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orienta.

Communities near Orienta ...

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

• Fairview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
• Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
• Okeene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
  • Okeene is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeene <3>
• Ringwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
  • Ringwood is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <3>
• Carmen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
  • Carmen is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmen <3>
• Cleo Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
  • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <3>
• Longdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
  • Longdale is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longdale <3>
• Ames
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <3>
• Meno
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meno
  • Meno is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meno <3>
• Aline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Aline is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aline <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 Orienta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orienta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orienta ...

Looking for more information about Orienta? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Orienta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orienta.

Adding Orienta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orienta post office opened in 1901.

We also found Orienta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orienta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/