Welcome to Orr ...

Orr is located in Saginaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Orr is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Orr: (989)

Communities Also Named Orr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Orr - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Orr ...

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

• Saginaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Midland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Chesaning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Saint Charles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Montrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Zilwaukee city
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zilwaukee city have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Breckenridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Merrill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
• Oakley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orr ...

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

Adding Orr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orr post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

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