Welcome to Orient Hill ...
Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orient Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1946.
Orient Hill is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Orient Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Orient Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Orient Hill: (304) and (681)<3>
Communities near Orient Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orient Hill.
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Rainelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
- Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <4>
- Rupert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
- Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
- Meadow Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Thurmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <4>
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaser Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brushy Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Orient Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orient Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orient Hill. 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 Orient Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orient Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Orient Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orient Hill ...
Looking for more information about Orient Hill? 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 Orient Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orient Hill.
Adding Orient Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orient Hill 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 Orient Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Orient Hill post office opened in 1946.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orient Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orient Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orient Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |