Welcome to Orla ...So far, we found very little information about Orla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Orla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orla, please Contact Us. Orla was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Orla would have been located within present day Reeves County<2>. Orla was founded in 1890. While the community is gone, the present day location for Orla is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Orla is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Orla was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Orla was located: 432 Communities Also Named Orla ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orla - it's located in Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orla. Communities near Orla ...We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Orla.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Orla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orla. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orla. 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 Orla. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orla. See our Newspapers Page for Orla. Adding Orla to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Orla 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 Orla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Orla. Footnotes ...
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