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 Orange (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 Orange. 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.
A Few Details for Orange ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- Orange was settled in 1746.
- It was incorporated in 1810.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Orange is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Cheshire (NH) & Windham (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Orange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orange:
- Franklin County (The home county of Orange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Wendell Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Morse Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- North Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Tully
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Erving
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mayo Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Millington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Locks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Cooleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Millers Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Falls
- Millers Falls is located in Franklin County
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Ludlow City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Thorndike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Three Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Palmer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Ludlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - North Wilbraham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilbraham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Tenneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Holyoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Holyoke is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- North Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- West Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- East Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Amherst Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- South Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - North Hatfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hatfield
- North Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
- Belchertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Ware
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Old City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - West Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Phillipston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Petersham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Brooks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Goulding Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Dana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Baldwinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
- Templeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - East Templeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Waterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Worcester County
- Greenwich Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Village
- Greenwich Village is located in Worcester County
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Ashuelot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashuelot
- Ashuelot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashuelot <2>
- Fitzwilliam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam
- Fitzwilliam is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzwilliam <2>
- Hinsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- East Swanzey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Rindge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
- Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <2>
- West Rindge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Swanzey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
- Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <2>
- West Swanzey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <2>
- Jaffrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
- Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <2>
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- New Ipswich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ipswich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ipswich
- New Ipswich is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ipswich <2>
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Peterborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
- Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <2>
- West Peterborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- North Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Temple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- South Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Fairview Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Brattleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brattleboro <2>
- West Brattleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brattleboro
- West Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Brattleboro <2>
- Brattleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Halifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Halifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Ames Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County (VT)
- East Dummerston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Dummerston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Dummerston is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- West Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Halifax
- West Halifax is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Halifax <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orange, see our County-by-County Page for Orange.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Orange ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Orange. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Orange and those printed in the larger area surrounding Orange.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Orange.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orange:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cheshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hillsborough County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
Cemeteries Near Orange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orange.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
- Fay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fay Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
- New Sherborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Sherborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Sherborn Cemetery
- Ellinwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Ellinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doe Valley Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellinwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90943 <4>
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Coller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coller Cemetery
- South Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Mountain Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Coller Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Orange had a population of 3,900 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Orange had a population of 7,581 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- North New Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Salem
- North New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Wendell Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendell Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- South Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- Athol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Tully
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - North Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Erving
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Warwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Farley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Millington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Millington is located in Franklin County
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- Locks Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- South Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Royalston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- South Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Royalston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
- Royalston is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Locks Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orange.
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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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5869, Longitude: -72.3094 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |