Orson, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

41°46′46″N 95°59′00″W / 41.77944°N 95.98333°W / 41.77944; -95.98333CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyHarrisonElevation

1,053 ft (321 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code712GNIS feature ID464685^[1]

Orson is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

Orson was laid out in 1899 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community was named for Orson Pratt Edmonds. A post office was established at Orson in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.^[3]^[4]

Orson's population in 1925 was 35.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orson, Iowa
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 111.
^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orson Post Office (historical)
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.