A visit to the Orr Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Orr Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orr Cemetery:
35.4226, -83.9455
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orr Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Robbinsville. Robbinsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Orr Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orr Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Orr Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Coom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coom Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Calderwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calderwood Cemetery is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderwood Cemetery
- The Calderwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardin Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301470 <5>
- Welch Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Welch Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cove Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Keener Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Keener Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Cemetery
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- McMurray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McMurray Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery
- The Lower Chilhowee MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Chilhowee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14903 <5>
- Citico Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Citico Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico Cemetery
- Cable Cove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
- Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chilhowee Cemetery
- Red Top Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10489 <5>
- Farrs Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Farrs Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrs Chapel Cemetery
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Orr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Santeetlah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Fontana Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <6>
- Chilhowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
- Cheoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Happy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Stecoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Ballplay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Sixmile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sixmile is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Acorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Marble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Belltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Topton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Brick Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Red Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Trigonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Orr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orr Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Orr Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Graham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Orr Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991692 (Orr Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991692 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Graham
- Est. Elev: 678 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tapoco
- Location given for Orr Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.422585 Lon: -83.9454595
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Graham, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orr Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |