Welcome to Orvil ...

Orvil is located on the South Texas Plains.

Orvil is located in Webb County<1>.

Orvil is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Orvil lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Orvil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orvil - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Orvil ...

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

• Laredo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Laredo is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laredo <3>
• Rio Bravo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rio Bravo is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
  • Rio Bravo has also been known as:
  • Rio Bravo Colonia
• Ranchos Penitas West
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ranchos Penitas West is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchos Penitas West
  • Ranchos Penitas West has also been known as:
  • Ranchos Penitas West Colonia
• Botines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Botines is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botines
• Islitas ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Islitas is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islitas
• Larga Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Larga Vista is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larga Vista
  • Larga Vista has also been known as:
  • Larga Vista Colonia
• Laredo Ranchettes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laredo Ranchettes is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo Ranchettes
• Regency Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Regency Village is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Village
  • Regency Village has also been known as:
  • Regency Village Colonia
• La Presa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • La Presa is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Presa
  • La Presa has also been known as:
  • La Presa Colonia
• Pescadito ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pescadito is located in Webb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescadito

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orvil ...

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

Adding Orvil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orvil 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 (so far) for Orvil was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orvil.