Welcome to Orrs ...

Orrs is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orrs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Orrs is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orrs: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Orrs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Orrs - they are located in California, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Orrs ...

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

Rock Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- Chester is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
Great Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Great Falls is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
Van Wyck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Van Wyck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wyck <4>
Fort Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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- Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
Lockhart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Lockhart is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
McConnells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- McConnells is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnells <4>
Richburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Richburg is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
Lowrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orrs ...

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

Adding Orrs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orrs 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 Orrs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orrs.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orrs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Orrs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Orrs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.