Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Orlena came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Orlena in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Orlena. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Orlena data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Orlena:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Orlena is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The GNIS database contains an entry for Orlena. See our Misc Page for Orlena for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/