Welcome to Orchard ...

Orchard is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Orchard is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Orchard is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Orchard lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Orchard is located in the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Orchard: 80649<4>

Communities Also Named Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Orchard: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Weld County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 25 communities that are also named Orchard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, 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.

• Fort Morgan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
  • Fort Morgan is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <5>
• Wiggins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Wiggins is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
• Log Lane Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
  • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Dearfield ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
  • Dearfield is located in Weld County
• Weldona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldona
  • Weldona is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldona <5>
• Hardin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Weld County
• Roggen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roggen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roggen
  • Roggen is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roggen <5>
• Hoyt
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Morgan County
• Spanish Village
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
• Briggsdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
  • Briggsdale is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briggsdale <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard ...

Looking for more information about Orchard? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Orchard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orchard.

Adding Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orchard 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 Orchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orchard post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/