A visit to the Orey Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Orey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orey Cemetery:
41.2636, -92.9016
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orey Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Orey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Orey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Doud Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Belle Fountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Brecke Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brecke Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecke Ridge Cemetery
- Loynachan Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion of Pershing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Pringle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pringle Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Cemetery
- Rochester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mormon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Gullion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gullion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullion Cemetery
- Marysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marysville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Marysville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186980 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek Cemetery
- Porter Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Porter Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tracy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bussey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Olivet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Pershing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pershing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
- Attica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Indiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indiana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Howell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Fishville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Lakonta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Pella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Givin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Oskaloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Orey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bussey
- Knoxville
- Lovilia
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Orey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Orey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1975982 (Orey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1975982 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harvey
- Location given for Orey Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2636125 Lon: -92.9015886
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Iowa's counties, including Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orey 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> | 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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