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Welcome to Orearville ...

Orearville is located in Saline County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Orearville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Orearville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orearville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Orearville: (660)

Communities near Orearville ...

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

  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Slater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glasgow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
  • Brunswick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Keytesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Malta Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
    • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <4>
  • Gilliam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
    • Gilliam is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Nelson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Miami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orearville ...

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

Adding Orearville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orearville post office opened in 1875.

We also found Orearville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orearville.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, 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 Orearville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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