The location of Orr Cemetery
A visit to the Orr Cemetery ...
The location of the Orr Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Orr Cemetery ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Orr Cemetery ...
The Location of the Orr Cemetery ...
The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County. The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur.
Below are the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that we are using for the location of the Orr Cemetery
Lat: 34.4173° (34° 25' 2")
Lon: -87.0492° (-87° 2' 57")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 47 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Orr Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Morgan County.
| Arbor Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Campground Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South (S) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Cave Spring Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Corinth Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Cullman County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South (S) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Day - Speegle Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Orr Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #26387<3> |
| Freeman Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Gibson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Hartselle Memory Gardens [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Herrin Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Johnson Chapel Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Keys Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Kitchens Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Lindsey Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Cullman County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Minor Hill Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Mt. Zion Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Napps Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North (N) of the Orr Cemetery |
| O'Neal Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Orr Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Penn Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Piney Grove Church Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2195980 |
| Preuit Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Puckett Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the North (N) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Robinson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Simms Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Speake Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Stephenson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Stovall Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Stover Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Stover Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Stroup Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Thompson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North (N) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Wilhite Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Wilson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Orr Cemetery |
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] of the Orr Cemetery.
| Addison [Map] | Moulton Heights [Map] |
| Bluff City [Map] | Moulton [Map] |
| Burningtree Mountain [Map] | Muck City [Map] |
| Chalybeate Springs [Map] | Oakville [Map] |
| Danville [Map] | Orrville [Map] |
| Decatur [Map] | Priceville [Map] |
| Eva [Map] | Russell Village [Map] |
| Falkville [Map] | Somerville [Map] |
| Flint City [Map] | South Vinemont [Map] |
| Harris Station [Map] | Trinity [Map] |
| Hartselle [Map] | Vinemont [Map] |
| Hillsboro [Map] | West Point [Map] |
| Lacon [Map] | Wren [Map] |
| Mooresville [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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 Orr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Orr Cemetery.
| Decatur [Map] | |
| - | Lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Falkville [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Hartselle [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Orr Cemetery |
| Moulton [Map] | |
| - | Located in Lawrence County |
| - | Lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Orr Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - although they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Orr Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to Alabama:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
These pages are specific to Morgan County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of Alabama, Cemeteries of Morgan County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for Alabama |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for Alabama |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of Alabama, Cemeteries of Morgan County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from Alabama |
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Orr Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Orr Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #160320 (Name of Record: Orr Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Morgan
Lat: 34.4173183 Lon: -87.0491773 [Map]
Elev: 179 Map Name: Danville
Other Roadside Stops ...
Cities, Towns and Villages of Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/
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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Orr Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4173, Longitude: -87.0492 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Orr Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |