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A visit to the Orange Hill Cemetery ...


The location of the Orange Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, 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.

The Location of the Orange Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orange Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   29.3816°   (29° 22' 53")

Lon:   -82.4751°   (-82° 28' 30")

The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Levy County<2>.

The county seat for Levy County is located in Bronson. Bronson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Orange Hill Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Levy County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Orange Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orange Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Williston
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Williston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Williston Highlands
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Raleigh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • Morriston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Bronson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Archer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bronson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heijahs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
    • Irvine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Fellowship
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
        • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Micanopy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • McIntosh
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Arredondo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
        • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Reddick
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Evinston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gulf Hammock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lowell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Otter Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Martin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Newberry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonesville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Levy County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Orange Hill Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Willis Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Family Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Family Cemetery
    • Sistrunk Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sistrunk Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sistrunk Family Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sistrunk Family Cemetery
    • Plummers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plummers Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummers Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Church of Christ Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Barber Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barber Family Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Family Cemetery
    • McFall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFall Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFall Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Wacahoota Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wacahoota Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacahoota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wacahoota Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacahoota Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Archer Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72178 <7>
      • Bronson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bronson Cemetery is located in Levy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronson Cemetery
      • Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • St. Peter's Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
      • Zion Hill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Micanopy Historic Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sonshine Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Micanopy.
        • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Haynes Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280648 <7>

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288205  (Orange Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #288205 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Williston
      • County: Levy         Elev: 24
      • Location given for GNIS #288205 (Orange Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Orange Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3816, Longitude: -82.4751       In this case, the coordinates for the Orange Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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