A visit to the Orr 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 Orr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orr Cemetery:
40.2273, -85.2550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orr Cemetery is located in Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Muncie. Muncie lies just to the west southwest of the Orr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orr 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 Orr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sparr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sparr Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Godlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Godlove Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godlove Cemetery
- Bortsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bortsfield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bortsfield Cemetery
- Cullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cullen Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Freidline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freidline Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidline Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Parker Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Moore Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- Swingley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Swingley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingley Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410399 <5>
- Leaird Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Leaird Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaird Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hodson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodson Cemetery
- The Hodson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reese Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414370 <5>
- Caylo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Caylo Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caylo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Desoto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Parker City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farmland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Blountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Progress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Millgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Springport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Losantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Ridertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Orr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Farmland
- Gaston
- Losantville
- Millgrove
- Modoc
- Muncie
- Parker City
- Redkey
- Ridgeville
- Winchester
- Yorktown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 Orr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440705 (Orr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440705 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muncie East
- Location given for Orr Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2272652 Lon: -85.2549694
- 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 Delaware, 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 from Point A (ie- Orr 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. |