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Introduction ...

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 Orlando (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 Orlando. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Orlando is located in Cleveland County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Bradley, Calhoun, Dallas, Drew, Grant, Jefferson & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Orlando. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orlando:

  • Cleveland County     (The home county of Orlando)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • New Edinburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Annover ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
      • Annover is located in Cleveland County
    • Pansy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pansy
      • From Orlando to Pansy
    • Kingsland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Saline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Toledo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Staves
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • White Oak Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashley County
  • Bradley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Warren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
    • Banks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Farmville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lanark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
    • Gravelridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravelridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
      • Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gravelridge
      • From Orlando to Gravelridge
    • Jersey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
      • Jersey is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <3>
    • Ingalls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingalls
      • From Orlando to Ingalls
    • Johnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Long View Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sturgis ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Bradley County
    • Moro Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moro Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
      • Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moro Bay
      • From Orlando to Moro Bay
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Tinsman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinsman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
      • Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Harrell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Thornton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
      • Harlow is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harlow
      • From Orlando to Harlow
    • Hopeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Fordyce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <3>
    • Ivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Dallas County
    • Bunn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Barkada
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
      • Barkada is located in Drew County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barkada
      • From Orlando to Barkada
    • Wilmar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Orlando to Rose Hill
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lacey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Cornerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornerville
      • From Orlando to Cornerville
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palmyra
      • From Orlando to Palmyra
    • Star City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crigler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
      • Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
    • Warrenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warrenton
      • From Orlando to Warrenton
    • Meroney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.
    • Bearden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Millville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orlando, see our County-by-County Page for Orlando.

Cemeteries Near Orlando ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orlando.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orlando covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.

  • Moseley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moseley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Willoughby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willoughby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willoughby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Orlando had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Orlando, with the one closest to Orlando listed first.

  • McKinney ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
    • McKinney is located in Cleveland County
  • New Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Bradley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Ripley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Cleveland County
  • Annover ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
    • Annover is located in Cleveland County
  • Saline ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Bradley County
  • Pansy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pansy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pansy
    • From Orlando to Pansy
  • Wilmar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Barkada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
    • Barkada is located in Drew County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barkada
    • From Orlando to Barkada
  • Rowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Rowell is located in Cleveland County
  • Kingsland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Lanark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Cornerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornerville
      • From Orlando to Cornerville
    • Toledo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Plantersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Drew County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orlando. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orlando.

Newspapers Published in Orlando ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orlando.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orlando, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orlando.

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 Orlando:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orlando. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Orlando, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Orlando) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orlando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7192, Longitude: -92.1362       In this case, the coordinates for Orlando have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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