Welcome to Oriskany ...

Oriskany is located in Botetourt County<1>.

The location of Oriskany has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriskany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Oriskany is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oriskany lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Oriskany: (540)

Communities Also Named Oriskany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oriskany - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Oriskany ...

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

• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• Buchanan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Troutville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Iron Gate
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Fincastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
• New Castle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Strom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
  • Strom is located in Botetourt County
• Rich Patch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
• Gala
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
  • Gala is located in Botetourt County

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 Oriskany. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oriskany.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriskany ...

Looking for more information about Oriskany? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oriskany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oriskany.

Adding Oriskany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oriskany 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 Oriskany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oriskany post office opened in 1893.

We also found Oriskany on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriskany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oriskany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Botetourt County: www.co.botetourt.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/