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A visit to the Orange Hill 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 Orange Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Orange Hill Cemetery (FG ID #72409).

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 Orange Hill Cemetery ...

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

27.9861, -82.3996

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Orange Hill Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Orange Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.

The cemetery is located in Hillsborough County<2>.

While not adjacent, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is directly southwest of the Orange Hill Cemetery.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the southeast of The Orange Hill Cemetery is the Centro Asturiano Memorial Park Cemetery.

Although not adjacent, there are 4 cemeteries that are nearby to the Orange Hill Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Hillsborough County is located in Tampa. Tampa lies just to the west southwest of the Orange Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Orange Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Orange Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Orange Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Del Rio
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Del Rio is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
  • Martin Luther King Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Central Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Central Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Maudot Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maudot Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudot Village
  • Silva City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Silva City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva City
  • Shadowlawn Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shadowlawn Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Village
  • Montana City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Montana City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
  • Ybor City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Palm River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Palm River is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River
  • Tampa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm River Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
  • Palm River Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Terrace Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Terrace Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Village
    • Meadowood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Temple Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Evelyn City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Evelyn City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn City
    • Catherine City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
    • Citrus Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Park is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
    • Clair-Mel City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
    • College Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Poinsettia Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Poinsettia Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsettia Village
    • Rustic Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • Spring Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Wellswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Richardsons Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Richardsons Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Village

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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hillsborough County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Tampa
    • Tampa lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Orange Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tampa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa

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 Orange Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Hillsborough 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 Orange Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72409

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288204  (Orange Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288204 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: Hillsborough
      • Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tampa
      • Location given for Orange Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 27.9864096     Lon: -82.3998157
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Hill 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.