Welcome to Orchardville ...

Orchardville is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Orchardville: AWR-chuhrd-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchardville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Orchardville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Orchardville, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Orchardville lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Orchardville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orchardville - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Orchardville ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Wayne City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
• Bluford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <5>
• Cisne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <5>
• Iuka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <5>
• Dix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <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 Orchardville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchardville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchardville ...

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

Adding Orchardville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orchardville post office opened in 1891.

We also found Orchardville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchardville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov