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Welcome to Orleans ...

Orleans is located in Linn County<1>.

Orleans is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Orleans lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Orleans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Orleans - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Orleans ...

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

  • Corvallis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Monmouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Philomath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tangent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orleans ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orleans - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.