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History · Little Orleans

Half of Little Orleans’ homes were built after 2012

Most of Little Orleans was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012. Below: maps from 1900 on.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Little Orleans’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Little Orleans are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Little Orleans, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Little Orleans yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Little Orleans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 42. Little Orleans is located on the Potomac River at the mouth of Fifteenmile Creek across from Orleans Cross Roads, West Virginia. Little Orleans was served by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and by the Western Maryland Railway, both of which have been abandoned. "Bill's Place", a restaurant and store, is located adjacent to the canal. An annual event hosted by Ken Appel, "Apple's East Coast Motorcycle Rally" (formerly East Coast Sturgis) attracts thousands of visitors every August to this otherwise sleepy little town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 42 to 65 (+55%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Little Orleans, decade by decade

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2019-07-14 12 44 32 View east along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) from the overpass for Mountain R…20192019-07-14 12 44 32 View east along Interstate 68 and…2019-07-14 12 44 05 View west along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) from the overpass for Mountain R…20192019-07-14 12 44 05 View west along Interstate 68 and…2019-07-14 12 38 34 View east along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) from the overpass for Maryland S…20192019-07-14 12 38 34 View east along Interstate 68 and…2019-07-14 12 37 28 View west along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) from the overpass for Maryland S…20192019-07-14 12 37 28 View west along Interstate 68 and…2019-05-17 18 23 45 View east along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) at Exit 64 (M.V. Smith Road) in20192019-05-17 18 23 45 View east along Interstate 68 and…2019-05-17 12 13 38 View west along Interstate 68 and U.S. Route 40 (National Freeway) at Exit 64 (M.V. Smith Road) in20192019-05-17 12 13 38 View west along Interstate 68 and…
On the map

Little Orleans on the map, 1900 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Little Orleans. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Little Orleans on the 1900 USGS mapLittle Orleans on the 1981 USGS map1900Paw Paw sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Little Orleans.

Famous people

Famous people close to Little Orleans

Nobody well known was born in Little Orleans itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eddie DeezenAmerican actor · b. 1957
Drew HankinsonAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1983
Jesse CarletonAmateur golfer · b. 1862
E. O. C. OrdUnited States Army officer · b. 1818
George L. WellingtonAmerican politician · b. 1852
J. Glenn Beall Jr.American politician · b. 1927

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.