Orland is an

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in Treutlen County, in the

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History

A post office called Orland was established in 1902 and remained operational until 1933. The

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incorporated Orland as a town in 1908. The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1915. The Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad once had a station in Orland as part of their Macon Subdivision.Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Savannah Division Timetable (1967)
/ref> On April 15, 2007, a

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struck Orland.

References

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Treutlen County, Georgia Populated places disestablished in 1915 {{TreutlenCountyGA-geo-stub