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>.

The location of Orange Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Orange Grove: Orange Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Orange Grove is near sea level<4>.

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

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 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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Sykesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Berwyn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Brookeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
• Columbia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Dorsey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
• Saint Johns Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
  • Saint Johns Village is located in Howard 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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

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