Orienta, Oklahoma

Orienta
Unincorporated community
Orienta Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°21′36″N 98°28′26″W / 36.36000°N 98.47389°W / 36.36000; -98.47389Coordinates: 36°21′36″N 98°28′26″W / 36.36000°N 98.47389°W / 36.36000; -98.47389
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Major
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Orienta is a small unincorporated community located at the junction U.S. Highway 60 and U.S. Highway 412 in Major County, Oklahoma. 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,

Sources

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

Municipalities and communities of Major County, Oklahoma, United States

County seat: Fairview

City	Fairview

Towns	Ames Cleo Springs Meno Ringwood

CDPs	Chester Isabella

Other unincorporated communities	Cheyenne Valley Crystal Lakes Dane Orienta Orion

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