Welcome to Orr ...
Orr is located in Lawrence County<1>.
The location of Orr has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Orr is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Orr lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Orr is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Orr ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Orr: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Anderson County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 17 communities that are also named Orr - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orr.
Communities near Orr ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orr.
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
- Louisa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Olive Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
- Fort Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
- Brammer Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hicksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Overda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Orr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orr.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orr. 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 Orr.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orr. See our Newspapers Page for Orr.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orr ...
Looking for more information about Orr? 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 Orr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orr.
Adding Orr to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orr 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 Orr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Orr post office opened in 1907.
We also found Orr on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orr.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orr. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |