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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. 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 Orient Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2079°   (41° 12' 28")

Lon:   -94.4174°   (-94° 25' 2")

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 .

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 Orient Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Adair 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 Orient 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 22 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Adair County
    • Williamson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Adams County
    • Fontanelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanelle
      • Fontanelle is located in Adair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cromwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Stanzel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanzel
      • Stanzel is located in Adair County
    • Macksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Webster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Madison County
    • Bridgewater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Carl
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
        • Carl is located in Adams County
      • Prescott
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
        • Prescott is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
      • Afton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
        • Afton is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
      • Pitzer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitzer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
        • Pitzer is located in Madison County
      • Mount Etna
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
        • Mount Etna is located in Adams County
      • Stringtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Adams County
      • Kent
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Union County
      • Dewey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
        • Dewey is located in Cass County
      • Ord
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
        • Ord is located in Madison County
      • Massena
        (18 miles [29 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Orient Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Hill of Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hill of Zion Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Hill of Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167201 <1>
    • Boley Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boley Farm Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Farm Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • The Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96522 <1>
    • Spaulding Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spaulding Center Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Center Cemetery
    • 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)
        • The Cutler Cemetery is located in Adair County
        • The Cutler Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mormon Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cutler Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351381 <1>
      • Jerusalem Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Wilson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Adair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Kivett Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kivett Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kivett Cemetery

    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 Orient Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1969038  (Orient Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1969038 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: Orient
      • County: Adair         Elev: 405
      • Location given for GNIS #1969038 (Orient Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #152716

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Orient Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2079, Longitude: -94.4174    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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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