Welcome to Orland ...

Orland is located in Vinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

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

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

Orland lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Orland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Orland - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Ontario (3) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Orland ...

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

• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Logan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Wellston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <4>
• Nelsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• Glouster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <4>
• McArthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
• Chauncey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Hamden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
  • Hamden is located in Vinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <4>
• New Straitsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
  • New Straitsville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orland ...

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

Adding Orland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orland post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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