Orland, Georgia

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Orland is an unincorporated community in Treutlen County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.{{GNIS|332581}}

History

A post office called Orland was established in 1902 and remained operational until 1933.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 March 2019}}

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Orland as a town in 1908.{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXIwKseCbfYC&pg=PA882|year=1908|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=882}} The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1915.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/o.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=168 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} The Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad once had a station in Orland as part of their Macon Subdivision.[https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2-Moore/033/1967-12-15SCL_Savannah2-Moore.pdf Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Savannah Division Timetable (1967)]

On April 15, 2007, a tornado struck Orland.{{cite report|author=National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia|title=Georgia Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=28219|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2007|access-date=March 30, 2024}}

References

Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Unincorporated communities in Treutlen County, Georgia

Category:Populated places disestablished in 1915