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Welcome to Orozimbo ...

Orozimbo is located on the Gulf Coast.

Orozimbo is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orozimbo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

Orozimbo is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Orozimbo ...

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

  • Lake Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Angleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <3>
  • Iowa Colony
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
  • Richwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Columbia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweeny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Needville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brazoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Arcola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <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 Orozimbo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orozimbo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orozimbo ...

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

Adding Orozimbo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orozimbo 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 (so far) for Orozimbo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Orozimbo post office opened in 1835. The Orozimbo post office closed in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orozimbo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orozimbo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/