Welcome to Oreville ...

Oreville is located in Pennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Oreville is 5,360 feet [1,634 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oreville is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oreville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oreville: 605

Communities Also Named Oreville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oreville - they are located in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Oreville ...

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

• Spokane ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spokane is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
• Custer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Custer is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
• Sanator
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanator is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanator
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,350 people
• Hill City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill City is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <3>
• Johnson Siding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
• Keystone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Keystone is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <3>
• Frenchtown ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
• Merritt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Merritt is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Estimated population in 2014: 175 people
• Rockerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockerville is located in Pennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockerville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockerville <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 Oreville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oreville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreville ...

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

Adding Oreville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oreville 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 (so far) for Oreville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreville.