Welcome to Orient ...

Orient is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Orient is located in Nolan County<1>.

Orient is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orient: 325

Communities Also Named Orient ...

While we believe that this Orient is located in Nolan County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Orient. Those communities are located in the following counties: Stonewall, Tom Green and Wichita County.

Beyond Texas, there are 16 communities that are also named Orient - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Orient ...

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

• Roscoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
• Roby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Roby is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <3>
• Loraine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <3>
• Trent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Trent is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <3>
• Avenger Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
• Capitola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Capitola is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
• Claytonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
• Wastella ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wastella is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastella
• Sylvester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
• Nolan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Nolan is located in Nolan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <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 Orient. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orient.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orient ...

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