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Welcome to Oriva ...

Oriva is located in Campbell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Oriva is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oriva is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oriva lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oriva: 307

Communities near Oriva ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Oriva.

  • Gillette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Collins Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Collins Heights is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Heights
  • Antelope Valley - Crestview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Pleasantdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Rozet
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Adon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adon is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adon
  • Recluse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oriva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oriva.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriva ...

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

Adding Oriva to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oriva post office opened in 1920. The Oriva post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oriva - 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/