Mount Orab, Ohio

About Mount Orab

Mount Orab is a small town in southwestern Ohio, home to 4,400 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Mount Orab holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 9.68 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 455 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Orab News Today

• OSP: Man riding electronic bicycle killed in Brown County hit-and-run, search underway for vehicle WLWT · Aug 12
• Jamie Daugherty Obituary (2026) - Mt. Orab, OH - Cahall Funeral Homes - Mt. Orab Legacy obituary · Aug 16
• Mount Orab Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Mount Orab residents fight against a potential data center Cincinnati Enquirer · May 17
• 'Lack of transparency' | Hundreds sign petition calling to pause plans for Mount Orab 'mega site' WCPO 9 Cincinnati · Jan 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mount Orab Unique

• The only place in America named Mount Orab — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Orab

• Grandma’s Pizza — pizza
• MTO Bar and Grill — american
• Kathy’s Place
• Roadside Grill — barbecue
• Skyline Chili — chili

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Orab

• Grant Lake Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Mount Orab Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mount Orab

• Mt Orab Middle School
• Mt Orab Primary Elementary School
• Western Brown High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mount Orab

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