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A visit to the Ortona 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 Ortona Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ortona Cemetery (FG ID #72412)

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 Ortona Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   26.8171°   (26° 49' 1")

Lon:   -81.3019°   (-81° 18' 6")

The Ortona Cemetery is located in Glades County<2>.

The county seat for Glades County is located in Moore Haven. Moore Haven lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Ortona Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ortona Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Glades 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 Ortona 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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ortona Cemetery.

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

    • Hall City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
      • Hall City is located in Glades County
    • Port La Belle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port La Belle
      • Port La Belle is located in Hendry County
    • Palmdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • La Belle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sears ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
      • Sears is located in Hendry County
    • Moore Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Venus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Charleston Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Park
      • Charleston Park is located in Lee County
    • Alva
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Felda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Hendry County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Clewiston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Archbold
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
        • Archbold is located in Highlands County
      • Olga
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
        • Olga is located in Lee County
      • Lehigh Acres
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

    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 Ortona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Glades County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Ortona Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Ft. Denaud Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Denaud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Denaud Cemetery is located in Hendry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Denaud Cemetery
    • Alva Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ridgelawn Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgelawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Hendry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgelawn Cemetery
    • Lehigh Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lehigh Memorial Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Memorial Park
    • Buckingham Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Ortona Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288254  (Ortona Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #288254 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: Goodno
      • County: Glades         Elev: 7
      • Location given for GNIS #288254 (Ortona Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72412

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

    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 Glades, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ortona Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.8171, Longitude: -81.3019    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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