Orienta, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
36°21′36″N 98°28′26″W / 36.36000°N 98.47389°W / 36.36000; -98.47389CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyMajorElevation1,247 ft (380 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID1100704[1]

Orienta is an unincorporated community located at the junction of U.S. Routes 60 and 412 in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies north of Fairview, east of the Glass Mountains, and south of the Cimarron River. The post office was established March 12, 1901, and took its name from the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway along which it was built.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orienta, Oklahoma

Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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