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Welcome to Orange Grove ...

Orange Grove is located in Harrison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Orange Grove: Orange Grv.

Orange Grove is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orange Grove: 228

Communities Also Named Orange Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Orange Grove: This one is located in Harrison County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 8 communities that are also named Orange Grove - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland (2), North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Orange Grove ...

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

  • Gulfport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Biloxi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <3>
  • Ocean Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • D'Iberville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Diamondhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Pass Christian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
  • Lyman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orange Grove - 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.