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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Orr in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orr. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orr listed first.

  • Cranesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
    • Cranesville is located in Preston County
  • Dority
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dority have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
    • Dority is located in Preston County
  • Cuzzart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuzzart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
    • Cuzzart is located in Preston County
  • Lenox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Guseman ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guseman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman
    • Guseman is located in Preston County
  • Morgans Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
    • Valley Point is located in Preston County
  • Albright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Terra Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoyes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
    • Hoyes is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Kingwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Preston County
  • Hutton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • McHenry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
  • Brandonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruceton Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton Mills
    • Bruceton Mills is located in Preston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton Mills <4>
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Preston County
  • Skipnish ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipnish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
    • Skipnish is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Clifton Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
    • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
  • Glade Farms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Farms
    • Glade Farms is located in Preston County
  • Rockville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Preston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockville
    • From Orr to Rockville
  • Snider
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snider have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
    • Snider is located in Preston County
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Herring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Herring is located in Preston County

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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