Welcome to Oreide ...

Oreide is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Oreide is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oreide: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Oreide ...

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

• Fairmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmont
  • From Oreide to Fairmont
• Clarksburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksburg
  • From Oreide to Clarksburg
• Bridgeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Grafton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grafton
  • From Oreide to Grafton
• Philippi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Philippi
  • From Oreide to Philippi
• Pleasant Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pleasant Valley
  • From Oreide to Pleasant Valley
• Shinnston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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  • Shinnston is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shinnston
  • From Oreide to Shinnston
• Mannington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mannington
  • From Oreide to Mannington
• Stonewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salem
  • From Oreide to Salem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreide ...

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

Adding Oreide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oreide 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 Oreide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Oreide post office opened in 1880.

We also found Oreide in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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