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Welcome to Orvisburg ...

Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orvisburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Orvisburg is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orvisburg: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Orvisburg ...

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

  • Poplarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Purvis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Varnado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
  • Angie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <4>
  • Wells Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Juniper Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Smith Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Carnes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Twin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Twin is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orvisburg ...

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

Adding Orvisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orvisburg 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 Orvisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orvisburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pearl River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orvisburg - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Orvisburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Orvisburg 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.