Welcome to Orchard Island ...

Orchard Island is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Orchard Island: Orchard Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Orchard Island is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Orchard Island lies within the (937) area code.

Communities near Orchard Island ...

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

• Sidney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Bellefontaine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <4>
• Wapakoneta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <4>
• Kenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Fort Shawnee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• West Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <4>
• Cridersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <4>
• Anna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jackson Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Center
  • Jackson Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson Center <4>
• De Graff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • De Graff is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Island ...

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

Adding Orchard Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orchard Island post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.oh.us/

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