Orbiston is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Hocking County,

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

, United States. Orbiston is located along

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, and is north-northeast of Buchtel.

History

An iron blast furnace was built in Orbiston in 1877. A post office was established at Orbiston in 1877, and remained in operation until 1924. Orbiston grew quickly in the early days after Ogden Furnace was built in 1877 by the Ogden Iron Company. The furnace was sold a few times over the years and was eventually owned by the Hocking Iron Co. who changed the name to Helen Furnace. Orbiston had a population of about 500 in 1883 and had a school that existed until sometime around 1930. Most of the residents of Orbiston were buried in Bethel Ridge Cemetery, which is just north of where the town was, on Goose Run Rd.

References

Unincorporated communities in Hocking County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{HockingCountyOH-geo-stub