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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Orchard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Orchard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orchard, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Orchard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Orchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Orchard is historic, it would have been located within present day Perry County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard:
- Perry County (The home county of Orchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Little Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Bigelow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Suck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Adona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Deberrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Menifee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Solgohachia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Pontoon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Lollie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Beryl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Greenbrier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Otto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Otto is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Vilonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Groves
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Fountain Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Hot Springs Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lonsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jessieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Pottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Maumelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banty is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Secluded Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Marche
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Cammack Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Mabelvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Paron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rubicon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kentucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shannon Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bauxite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard.
Cemeteries Near Orchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Wye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Martindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Faisst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Volman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
- Viney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rainey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Bland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cardon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard, with the one closest to Orchard listed first.
- Lollie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oppelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Palarm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
- Mayflower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Morrilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gold Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Plumerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bland is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard.
Newspapers Published in Orchard ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orchard:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |