Welcome to Mount Orab ...

The village of Mount Orab is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Orab, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Orab: Mt. Orab

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Orab has a population of 3,446 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Orab is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mount Orab lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Orab had an population of 3,446 people. This is a decrease of 5.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 49.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Orab had a population of 3,664 people (which is 8.17% of the total population of Brown County). This makes Mount Orab the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mount Orab represents 0.03% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 296th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,664 people, the population of Mount Orab increased 58.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,307 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Orab.

Communities near Mount Orab ...

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

• Amelia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Amelia is located in Clermont County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <5>
• Blanchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
  • Blanchester is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <5>
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Bethel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• New Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <5>
• Williamsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
• Batavia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <5>
• Lynchburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
• Augusta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
• Sardinia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Orab ...

Looking for more information about Mount Orab? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Orab, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Orab.

Adding Mount Orab to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Orab 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 Mount Orab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Orab post office opened in 1854.

We also found Mount Orab in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Orab.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/