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Welcome to Orville ...

Orville is located in Logan County<1>.

Orville is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orville: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Orville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Orville - they are located in Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Orville ...

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

  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapmanville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Man
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Delbarton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Matewan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • West Logan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orville ...

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

Adding Orville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orville 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 Orville was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orville.

Footnotes ...

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