Welcome to Orleans ...

Orleans is located in Kittson County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Orleans: or-LEENZ<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orleans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Orleans is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Orleans lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Orleans is located in the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Orleans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Orleans - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Orleans ...

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

• Hallock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Hallock is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <5>
• Emerson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <5>
• Pembina
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
  • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <5>
• Lancaster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Lake Bronson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bronson
  • Lake Bronson is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bronson <5>
• Kennedy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <5>
• Roseau Rapids 2A
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau Rapids 2A came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau Rapids 2A
• Saint Vincent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
  • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
• Humboldt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
• Fredensthal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredensthal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredensthal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orleans ...

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

Adding Orleans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orleans 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 Orleans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Orleans post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orleans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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