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Welcome to Orange Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Orange Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Orange Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orange Grove, please Contact Us.

Orange Grove would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Orange Grove: Orange Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Orange Grove is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Orange Grove was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Orange Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Orange Grove: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Baltimore County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 8 communities that are also named Orange Grove - they are located in Louisiana, Mississippi (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Websites for Orange Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Orange Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Orange Grove ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
  • Brookeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Carroll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dorsey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Franklintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orange Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orange Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.