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A visit to the Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orange Grove Cemetery:

30.2294, -93.1935

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orange Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Calcasieu Parish is located in Lake Charles. Lake Charles lies just to the southwest of the Orange Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Orange Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Orange Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orange Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Goos Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Goos Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goos Cemetery
  • Bilbo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Bilbo Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbo Cemetery
  • Combre Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • Bagdad Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bagdad Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad Cemetery
  • LeBleu Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The LeBleu Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBleu Cemetery
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
  • Ritchie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
  • Consolata Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prien Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prien Memorial Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Burleson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burleson Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
    • Birdsnest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Birdsnest Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsnest Cemetery
    • Farqurar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Farqurar Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farqurar Cemetery
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
    • Benoit Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Benoit Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit Cemetery
    • Royer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Royer Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royer Cemetery
    • Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Carlyss.
      • The Mimosa - Pines South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mimosa - Pines Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68231 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Orange Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orange Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Lake Charles
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greinwich Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Ararat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ararat is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Westlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prien
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Moss Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Iowa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Carlyss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Grand Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Bell City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacassine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Hackberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <6>
    • Edgerly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
    • Ragley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Indian Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Dequincy
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Orange Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calcasieu Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orange Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Orange Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Calcasieu Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Orange Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #537896  (Orange Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537896 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
      • Parish: Calcasieu
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Charles
      • Location given for Orange Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.2293727     Lon: -93.1934866
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Calcasieu, 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- Orange Grove 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.