Welcome to Orvisburg ...

Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County<1>.

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

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

Orvisburg is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Orvisburg: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities near Orvisburg ...

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

• Poplarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Purvis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Varnado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
• Angie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
• Wells Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• Juniper Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Smith Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• Carnes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• Pinebur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County

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 for Orvisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Orvisburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orvisburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/