Welcome to Orrville ...

Orrville is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Orrville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Orrville is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orrville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Orrville (for example, toward Owensville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Orrville: (812)

Communities Also Named Orrville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Orrville - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Manitoba, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orrville.

Communities near Orrville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orrville.

• Vincennes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Princeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Fort Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
• Haubstadt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
  • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <4>
• Bridgeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• Owensville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• West Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Patoka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people

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 Orrville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orrville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrville ...

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

Adding Orrville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orrville 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 Orrville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orrville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orrville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov