Welcome to Orion ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Orion is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orion: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Orion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Orion - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Orion ...

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

Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
Senatobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
Byhalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Byhalia is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <4>
Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
Chulahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
Wyatte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
Aiken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
Ingrams Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Banks <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 Orion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orion ...

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

Adding Orion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orion post office opened in 1881. The Orion post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orion.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Orion area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Orion area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/