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Welcome to Orchard ...

So far, we found very little information about Orchard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Orchard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orchard, please Contact Us.


Orchard would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Orchard is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Orchard was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Orchard was located: 501

Communities Also Named Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Orchard - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado (2), Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Orchard ...

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

  • Conway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
  • Maumelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Morrilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mayflower
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plumerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oppelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Bigelow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Menifee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchard - 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.