Welcome to Orr ...

Orr is located in Grand Forks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Orr is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Orr lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Orr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Orr - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Orr ...

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

• Larimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimore
  • Larimore is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larimore <3>
• Minto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Minto is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <3>
• Emerado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
  • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <3>
• Gilby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <3>
• Fordville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Fordville is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <3>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• Forest River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Forest River is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <3>
• Pisek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
  • Pisek is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisek <3>
• Lankin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Lankin is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <3>
• Ardoch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
  • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orr ...

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

Adding Orr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orr post office opened in 1885.

We also found Orr in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/