Welcome to Orme ...

Orme is located in Prince George's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orme, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Orme is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Orme: (301) & (240)<3>

Communities Also Named Orme ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Orme - they are located in Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Orme ...

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

• Alexandria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• La Plata
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
• Chesapeake Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
  • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <4>
• District Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Heights
  • District Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for District Heights <4>
• Seat Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
  • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
• Capitol Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
  • Capitol Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol Heights <4>
• Forest Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
  • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
• North Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <4>
• Fairmount Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
  • Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
• Morningside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
  • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 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 Orme. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orme.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orme ...

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

Adding Orme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orme 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 Orme was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orme post office opened in 1893.

We also found Orme on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orme.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

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