Welcome to Orono ...

Orono is located in Osceola County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orono, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Orono is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Orono: (231)

Communities Also Named Orono ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Orono - they are located in Maine, Minnesota, Ontario and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Orono ...

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

• Big Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <4>
• Reed City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <4>
• Evart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Evart is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <4>
• Baldwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Hersey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Hersey is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <4>
• Luther
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <4>
• Le Roy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Tustin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Tustin is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <4>
• Chase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Chase is located in Lake County
  • Former names for Chase:
  • Green Dell
  • Grendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <4>
• Hawkins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Newaygo 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 Orono. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orono.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orono ...

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

Adding Orono to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orono in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orono was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Orono post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orono.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/