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A visit to the Orange Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Orange Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orange Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orange Cemetery

Lat:   34.3579°   (34° 21' 28")

Lon:   -87.5525°   (-87° 33' 8")

The Orange Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Orange Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Orange Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orange Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Poplar Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Kimbrough Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbrough Cemetery
    • The Kimbrough Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Duboise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duboise Cemetery
    • The Duboise Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Posey Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posey Mill Cemetery
    • The Posey Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maxwell Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gray Rock Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Rock Cemetery
      • The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gray Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Dime Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dime Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dime Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Chilcoat Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilcoat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilcoat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chilcoat Cemetery is located in Winston County
    • Denton Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Hollow Cemetery
      • The Denton Hollow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • The Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunny Home Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218971 <5>
    • DeGraffenreid Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeGraffenreid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeGraffenreid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeGraffenreid Cemetery is located in Winston County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Winston County
    • Johnson Cemetery (East)
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery (East)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery (East) have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery (East) is located in Winston County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23689 <5>
    • Johnson Cemetery (West)
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery (West)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery (West) have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery (West) is located in Winston County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23689 <5>
    • Gum Pond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gum Pond Cemetery is located in Lawrence County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orange Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orange Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Prebble ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prebble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
    • Prebble is located in Winston County
  • Pebble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
    • Pebble is located in Winston County
  • Littleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Winston County
  • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
    • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
  • Churntown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
    • Churntown is located in Franklin County
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
  • Phil Campbell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Haleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
    • Ashridge is located in Winston County
  • Bear Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
    • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
  • Boar Tush
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
    • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
    • Boar Tush has also been known as:
    • Boar Tusk
    • Boartush
    • Boartusk
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lawrence County
    • Delmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Delmar is located in Winston County
    • Ellaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
      • Ellaville is located in Winston County
    • Grayson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Winston County
    • Muck City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
      • Muck City is located in Lawrence County
    • Mehama ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
      • Mehama is located in Lawrence County
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Thornhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
    • Wren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Lawrence County
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Hackleburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
      • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Glen Mary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
      • Glen Mary is located in Winston County
    • Double Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Lawrence County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Orange Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orange Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Orange Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Orange Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #161784  (Orange Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #161784 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kinlock Spring
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 293
    • Location given for GNIS #161784 (Orange Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Orange Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3579, Longitude: -87.5525       In this case, the coordinates for the Orange Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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