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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:

35.4545, -83.8405

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 Swain County<2>.

The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Orr Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Welch Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Welch Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cove Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • Farley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Farley Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Cable Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
  • Coom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coom Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coom Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
  • Cable Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
  • Orr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Orr Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
  • Cable Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bradshaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
    • Blankenship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
    • Breedlove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
    • Yellow Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Yellow Branch Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • West Buffalo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
    • Massey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Sawyer Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sawyer Creek Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Creek Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Higdon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Higdon Cemetery is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orr Cemetery.

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

  • Fontana Dam
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Yellow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Robbinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cheoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
  • Stecoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
  • Chilhowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Happy Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Ipe ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
  • Red Bank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Red Bank is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Bear Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bushnell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell is located in Swain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Nantahala
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nantahala is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
    • Judson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Judson is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Sixmile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sixmile is located in Blount County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Forney is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
    • Topton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Wesser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesser is located in Swain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
    • Almond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Townsend
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Rhodo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo

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 Swain 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 first visit 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 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: