Welcome to Orr ...
Orr is located in Love County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Orr is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Orr lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Orr lies within the (580) area code.
Communities Also Named Orr ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Orr - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, 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.
- Lone Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Lone Grove is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Grove <3>
- Healdton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
- Healdton is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <3>
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
- Ringling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
- Ringling is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
- Cornish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Love County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
- Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Jefferson County
- Spanish Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
- Illinois Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
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.<5>
From that list, the Orr post office opened in 1892.
We also found Orr on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Love, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |