Welcome to Orange Bend ...

Orange Bend is located in Lake County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Orange Bend, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orange Bend, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Orange Bend: Orange Bnd.

Orange Bend is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Orange Bend is located in the (352) area code.

Communities near Orange Bend ...

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

• Leesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Eustis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
• Tavares
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <4>
• Lady Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <4>
• Mount Dora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Minneola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <4>
• Fruitland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <4>
• Wildwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Umatilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Astatula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astatula
  • Astatula is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astatula <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 Orange Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orange Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange Bend ...

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

Adding Orange Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orange Bend 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 Orange Bend was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/