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Welcome to Orchid ...

Orchid is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Orchid is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orchid: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Orchid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Orchid - they are located in Florida (2) and Missouri.

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

Communities near Orchid ...

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

  • Louisa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Willowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Hadensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Sandy Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Enon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Cuckoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Vigor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchid ...

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

Adding Orchid to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orchid post office opened in 1890. The Orchid post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchid - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Orchid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Orchid 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/