Orson, Iowa

Orson, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Orson, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°46′46″N95°59′00″W / 41.77944°N 95.98333°W / 41.77944; -95.98333
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Harrison
Elevation	1,053 ft (321 m)
Population  (2025) [1]
• Total	6
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	712
GNIS feature ID	464685 [2]

Orson is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. ^[2] Lifelong Orson resident Larry Armstrong is the honorary and locally elected mayor, as well as the owner of the Orson schoolhouse that he attended as a child. ^[1]

History

Orson was laid out in 1899 when the railroad was extended to that point. ^[3] The community was named for Orson Pratt Edmonds, the owner of the land before it was platted by the railroad ^[4] . A post office was established at Orson in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. ^{[5] [6]}

Orson's population in 1925 was 35. ^[7]

References

1. https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=44&LayerID=260&PageTypeID=1&PageID=934
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orson, Iowa
3. 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.
4. This was confirmed by local resident Dave Sims by reviewing maps in the Harrison County Engineers office
5. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orson Post Office (historical)
7. 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. 1925. p. 190.