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Welcome to Orangeburg ...

Orangeburg is located in Mason County<1>.

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

Orangeburg is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orangeburg: 606

Communities Also Named Orangeburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Orangeburg - they are located in New York, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Orangeburg ...

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

  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemingsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
  • Ripley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Mason County
  • Mount Olivet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Ewing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Ewing is located in Fleming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people

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 Orangeburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orangeburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orangeburg ...

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

Adding Orangeburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Orangeburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orangeburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orangeburg - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.