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Welcome to Little Orleans ...

Little Orleans is located in Allegany County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Orleans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Little Orleans is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Little Orleans: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Little Orleans: 21766<5>

Communities near Little Orleans ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Paw Paw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
    • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Keifers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keifers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
    • Keifers is located in Allegany County
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Flintstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flintstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintstone
    • Flintstone is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flintstone <6>
  • Purcell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
    • Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Orleans ...

Looking for more information about Little Orleans? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Little Orleans, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little Orleans.

Adding Little Orleans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Orleans 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 Little Orleans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Little Orleans post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Orleans.

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Orleans - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Little Orleans). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Little Orleans or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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