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Welcome to Orangeville ...

Orangeville is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orangeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

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

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

Communities Also Named Orangeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Orangeville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Orangeville ...

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

  • Kalamazoo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hastings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allegan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wayland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Allegan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
  • Otsego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
    • Middleville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <3>
  • Galesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Parchment
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orangeville ...

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

Adding Orangeville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orangeville 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 Orangeville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orangeville post office opened in 1894.

We also found Orangeville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orangeville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orangeville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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