A visit to the Orion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Orion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Orion Cemetery (FG ID #55550).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Orion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orion Cemetery:
34.4597, -92.2543
The Orion Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Sheridan. Sheridan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Orion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Orion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Redfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Redfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield Cemetery
- Rest in Peace Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jay Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- South Marlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The South Marlow Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Marlow Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Happy Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Ico ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- East End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Center Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Landmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wrightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Pastoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Windamere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Wakefield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Bauxite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Shaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Orion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bauxite
- Redfield
- Sheridan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Orion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Grant County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Orion Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #55550
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #53070 (Orion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53070 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Grant
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cane Creek
- Location given for Orion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4598171 Lon: -92.2540387
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Grant, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orion Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |