A visit to the Orient 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 Orient Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Orient Cemetery (FG ID #152716).
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 Orient Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orient Cemetery:
41.2079, -94.4174
The Orient Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.
The county seat for Adair County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the north northwest of the Orient Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orient Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orient Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orient Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Penn Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
- Hill of Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boley Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley Farm Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spaulding Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adair County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fontanelle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grand River Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Kivett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orient Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orient Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orient
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fontanelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanzel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pitzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Etna is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Orient Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orient Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Afton
- Bridgewater
- Creston
- Cromwell
- Fontanelle
- Greenfield
- Kent
- Macksburg
- Massena
- Orient
- Prescott
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 Orient Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Adair 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 Orient Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #152716
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1969038 (Orient Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969038 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: Adair
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orient
- Location given for Orient Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.208044 Lon: -94.4171847
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Adair, 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 from Point A (ie- Orient 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. |