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Welcome to Orton ...

Orton is located in Gilmer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Orton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orton: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Orton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Orton - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ontario, South Dakota and Utah.

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

Communities near Orton ...

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

  • Glenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sutton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Shock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shock is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orton ...

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

Adding Orton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orton post office opened in 1909. The Orton post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orton - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Orton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Orton 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/