A visit to the Orchard 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 Orchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orchard Cemetery:
39.6048, -87.1336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orchard Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Brazil. Brazil lies just to the south of the Orchard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orchard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Orchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Perth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Perth Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Sampson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sampson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson Cemetery
- Girton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Girton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girton Cemetery
- Poff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Poff Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff Cemetery
- Clear Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Run Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Calcutta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Denman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Denman Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Stunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stunkard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stunkard Cemetery
- Restlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Brazil.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974928 <5>
- Hartmans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartmans Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Cemetery
- Brunot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brunot Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot Cemetery
- Cress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- Sullian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sullian Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullian Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Perth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Benwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bridgeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fontanet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Billville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Billtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Cloverland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Reelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Sandcut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Seelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Roadman Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Bellmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Billie Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 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 Orchard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brazil
- Bridgeton
- Reelsville
- Rosedale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Orchard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Orchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440680 (Orchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440680 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brazil West
- Location given for Orchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6047634 Lon: -87.1336258
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |