Welcome to Oreton ...
Oreton is located in Wise County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Oreton is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oreton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oreton: 276
Communities Also Named Oreton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oreton - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oreton.
Communities near Oreton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oreton.
- Mount Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waycross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gate City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
- Coeburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Appalachia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Oreton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oreton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oreton. 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 Oreton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oreton. See our Newspapers Page for Oreton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreton ...
Looking for more information about Oreton? 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 Oreton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oreton.
Adding Oreton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oreton 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 for Oreton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oreton post office opened in 1899.
We also found Oreton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oreton - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |