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Welcome to Orrville ...

Orrville is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Orrville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Orrville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Orrville - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Indiana, Manitoba, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Orrville ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Peters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wentzville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • University City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Kirkwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 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 Orrville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orrville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrville ...

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

Adding Orrville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orrville 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 (so far) for Orrville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Orrville post office opened in 1868. The Orrville post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orrville - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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