Orth is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Nore Township,
Itasca County
Itasca County ( ) is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shorte ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
, United States, located in the northwestern corner of the county.
The community is located southwest of Northome; along Itasca County Road 30. The
North Cormorant River
The North Cormorant River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Blackduck River of Minnesota in the United States
The United States o ...
is in the vicinity.
U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 46 (
MN 46) are both nearby.
Nearby places include
Bergville,
Northome,
Houpt,
Funkley,
Blackduck, and
Alvwood.
Orth is located five miles southwest of Northome and 14 miles northeast of Blackduck. Orth is nine miles northwest of Alvwood and 47 miles northwest of
Deer River. The boundary line between
Itasca,
Koochiching, and
Beltrami counties is nearby.
Orth is located within
ZIP code 56661, based in Northome. A post office previously operated in the community of Orth, first as ''Bridgie'' (1895–1908), and then as ''Orth'' (1908–1930), until its closing in 1930.
References
* Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition
* Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 2 – 2011 edition
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Itasca County, Minnesota
{{ItascaCountyMN-geo-stub