Orafino is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Frontier County, Nebraska
Frontier County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,519. Its county seat is Stockville.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Frontier County is represented by the prefix 60 (i ...
, in the
United States
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.
History
Orafino is derived from a Spanish name meaning "fine ore". This name Orafino was applied to the place when a settler found iron
pyrite
The mineral pyrite ( ), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral.
Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue ...
.
A post office was established at Orafino in 1880 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1952.
See also
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Orofino, Idaho
Orofino ; (''"fine gold"'' rein Spanish language, Spanish) is a List of cities in Idaho, city in and the county seat of Clearwater County, Idaho, Clearwater County, Idaho, United States, along Orofino Creek and the north bank of the Clearwat ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Frontier County, Nebraska
Unincorporated communities in Nebraska
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