Welcome to Orelia ...
Orelia is located on the South Texas Plains.
Orelia is located in Frio County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orelia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Orelia is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Orelia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Orelia: 830
Communities near Orelia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orelia.
- Dilley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Dilley is located in Frio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilley <4>
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Atascosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Hindes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Zella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fowlerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Fowlerton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerton <4>
- Los Angeles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
- Los Angeles is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <4>
- Crown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Derby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
- Dobrowolski
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dobrowolski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
- Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
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 Orelia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orelia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orelia. 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 Orelia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orelia. See our Newspapers Page for Orelia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orelia ...
Looking for more information about Orelia? 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 Orelia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orelia.
Adding Orelia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orelia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orelia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Orelia post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orelia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orelia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Frio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orelia - 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |