A visit to the Orange Common 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 Common Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orange Common Cemetery:
43.6537, -71.9540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orange Common Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orange Common Cemetery is located in Grafton County<2>.
The county seat for Grafton County is located in Woodsville. Woodsville lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the north of the Orange Common Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orange Common Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Orange Common Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orange Common Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Linfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pitman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Canaan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324947 <5>
- Pratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebron Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- George Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The George Hill Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Hill Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179177 <5>
- Prescott Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Groton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The North Groton Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton Cemetery
- Shaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shaker Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Cemetery
- The Shaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420271 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Burns Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rhoades Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoades Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bristol.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323049 <5>
- Whittemores Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Whittemores Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemores Cemetery
- Purmort Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Purmort Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmort Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hastings Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- The Hastings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hastings Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325865 <5>
- Burpee Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burpee Hill Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burpee Hill Cemetery
- The Burpee Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325755 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland 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 Orange Common Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orange Common Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan Street is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Street
- East Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Grafton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grafton
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockehaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Groton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Groton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Groton
- Lower Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Upper Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Danbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Alexandria is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alexandria
- Cheever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheever is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheever
- North Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Dorchester is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorchester
- Montcalm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Rumney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Rumney is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rumney
- Mascoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mascoma is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoma
- North Grantham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Grantham is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grantham
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Rumney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Lyme Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
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 Common Cemetery. The following communities are located in Grafton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orange Common Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orange Common Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Grafton 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 Orange Common Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #868919 (Orange Common Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #868919 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: Grafton
- Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Cardigan
- Location given for Orange Common Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6536836 Lon: -71.9539722
- 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 New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Common 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. |
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