Welcome to Oriana ...
So far, we found very little information about Oriana. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oriana to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oriana, please Contact Us.
Oriana was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Oriana would have been located within present day Stonewall County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oriana is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oriana was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Oriana ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oriana - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oriana.
Communities near Oriana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oriana.
- Aspermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
- Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <4>
- Jayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
- Jayton is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <4>
- Clairemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
- Clairemont is located in Kent County
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
- Flat Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
- Old Glory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory
- Old Glory is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Glory <4>
- Rotan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan
- Rotan is located in Fisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotan <4>
- Royston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
- Royston is located in Fisher County
- Hamlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Hamlin is located in Fisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <4>
- Hobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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 Oriana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oriana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oriana. 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 Oriana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriana. See our Newspapers Page for Oriana.
Adding Oriana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oriana 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 Oriana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Oriana post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriana.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Oriana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Stonewall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriana - 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |