Welcome to Orwell ...
Orwell is located in Hodgeman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Orwell is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Orwell is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Orwell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Orwell: 620
Communities Also Named Orwell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Orwell - they are located in New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orwell.
Communities near Orwell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orwell.
- Kinsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsley
- Kinsley is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsley <3>
- Jetmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetmore
- Jetmore is located in Hodgeman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jetmore <3>
- Spearville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
- Spearville is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Burdett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Hanston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
- Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Offerle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
- Offerle is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Ardell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Windhorst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
- Windhorst is located in Ford County
- Windthorst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
- Windthorst is located in Ford County
- Wright
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Ford County
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 Orwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orwell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orwell. 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 Orwell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orwell. See our Newspapers Page for Orwell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orwell ...
Looking for more information about Orwell? 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 Orwell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orwell.
Adding Orwell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orwell 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 Orwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Orwell post office opened in 1885.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orwell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Hodgeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |