Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Orland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Orland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Orland is located in Steuben County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Orland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orland:
- Steuben County (The home county of Orland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Russels Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Altona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elkhart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Middlebury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Mongo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Stroh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Gravel Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Howe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Valentine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Wolcottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seyberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Wakeville Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Rome City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Cosperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Wawaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ligonier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Ege
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Green Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Kimmell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Batavia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Matteson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trailtree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Sherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Fisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hodunk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Tekonsha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Leroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
- Frontier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Steamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kalamazoo County (MI)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Findley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Colon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <1>
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Klingers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Nottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff Beach is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Beach
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Wasepi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Leonidas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Cooney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Northwest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Edon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Ainger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orland, see our County-by-County Page for Orland.
Cemeteries Near Orland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Orland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jackson Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hooping Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- K of P Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Mongo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Springfield United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Orland had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orland had a population of 426 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orland, with the one closest to Orland listed first.
- Greenfield Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Inverness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Nevada Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- East Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Mongo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Brushy Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Hatmaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Mount Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Bronson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salem Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orland.
Newspapers Published in Orland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orland:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Elkhart County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Hillsdale County
- Kalamazoo County
- Saint Joseph County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |