A visit to the Orlea 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 Orlea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orlea Cemetery:
39.6809, -87.3047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orlea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orlea Cemetery is located in Parke County<2>.
The county seat for Parke County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies just to the north northeast of the Orlea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orlea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Orlea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orlea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Bound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bound Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bound Cemetery
- Rukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rukes Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rukes Cemetery
- Brunot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brunot Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Hartmans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartmans Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Cemetery
- Arabia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Arabia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia Cemetery
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Armiesburg Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg Cemetery
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- Helts Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Helts Prairie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helts Prairie Cemetery
- Cress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Denman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Denman Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Steveson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Steveson Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steveson Cemetery
- Sullian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullian Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullian Cemetery
- Clear Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clear Run Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run Cemetery
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188646 <5>
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 Orlea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orlea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mecca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Numa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- West Atherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Armiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Billie Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Universal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Shepardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Sandcut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Fontanet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Perth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Nyesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- New Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 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 Orlea Cemetery. The following communities are located in Parke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orlea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Bridgeton
- Montezuma
- Rockville
- 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 helpful 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 Orlea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Parke 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 Orlea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440700 (Orlea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440700 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: Parke
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mecca
- Location given for Orlea Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6808721 Lon: -87.3047387
- 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 Parke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orlea 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. |