Do you know of Orange Valley ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Orange Valley. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Orange Valley.<1>

Our sources for Orange Valley (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Orange Valley other than they indicate that Orange Valley would be found somewhere in Essex County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1870 and closed  in 1901.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Orange Valley ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Orange Valley:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Orange Valley - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Essex County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Essex County.