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 Orr (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 Orr. 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 doctors 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.
Orr is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Orr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orr:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Orr)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Cherokee Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
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- Houckville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Webbville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Brammer Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
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- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
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- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
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- Overda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
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- Christmas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
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- Gladys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
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- Olioville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
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- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
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- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Boltsfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Rush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Hitchins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grahn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Pactolus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Mountain Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Counts Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Isonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Ibex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Newfoundland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gimlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- The Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Ault
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Floyd County
- Auxier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
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- Hunnewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Argillite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danleyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Tygarts Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Bellefonte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Raceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Keaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Flatgap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Redbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fuget
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Sitka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Lowmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Volga
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Nippa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Barnetts Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Staffordsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis County
- Emerson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Lacey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Flat Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Logville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Wheelersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Maggard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Edna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Salyersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elsie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Ivyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Tomahawk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Inez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Debord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
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- Ophir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Elkfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Dingus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Wrigley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Grassy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Elliottville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- South Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Coal Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sybene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Ironton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Cabell County (WV)
- Hodges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Fort Gay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Hubbardstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Effie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Echo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Ceredo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armilda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Dunlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orr, see our County-by-County Page for Orr.
Cemeteries Near Orr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orr.
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 Orr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webbville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dave Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James C Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDavid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Backbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jason Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ran Boggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (979 more) ...
- Custer Bishop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Bishop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Bishop Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Louisa.
- The Custer Bishop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bishop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525824 <2>
- Bishop Knob Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rube Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rube Adams Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Louisa.
- The Rube Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295009 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Orr in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orr.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orr, with the one closest to Orr listed first.
- Fielden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fielden is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielden
- Webbville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Stephens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stephens is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olioville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Bruin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Mount Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Martha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Prosperity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Newcombe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newcombe is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcombe
- Skaggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orr. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orr.
Newspapers Published in Orr ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orr, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orr.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orr:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Floyd County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Cabell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Orr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Orr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |