Welcome to Orson ...

Orson is located in Harrison County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Orson is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Orson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Orson: (712)

Communities Also Named Orson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Orson - they are located in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Orson ...

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

• Blair
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
• Onawa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
  • Onawa is located in Monona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <4>
• Missouri Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Valley
  • Missouri Valley is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri Valley <4>
• Tekamah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah
  • Tekamah is located in Burt County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekamah <4>
• Logan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Woodbine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Mondamin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondamin
  • Mondamin is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mondamin <4>
• Herman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Herman is located in Washington County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <4>
• Modale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modale
  • Modale is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modale <4>
• Pisgah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Pisgah is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <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 Orson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orson ...

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

Adding Orson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orson post office opened in 1900.

We also found Orson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/