A visit to the Orchard Street 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 Orchard Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orchard Street Cemetery:
40.8815, -74.5615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orchard Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orchard Street Cemetery is located in Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the southeast of the Orchard Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orchard Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Orchard Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orchard Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Freedom Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Freedom Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Cecelias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Cecelias Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecelias Cemetery
- Denville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located in Denville.
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooks Cemetery
- John P. Cook Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374821 <5>
- Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hibernia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hibernia Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Morristown.
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99883 <5>
- Ball Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ball Family Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Boonton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974302 <5>
- St. Cyrils RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Cyrils RC Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyrils RC Cemetery
- The St. Cyrils RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saints Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1522386 <5>
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- New Jersey Firemans Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel 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 Orchard Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orchard Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Millbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Mine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Hill
- Hilltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- White Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Succasunna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Denville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denville
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Hibernia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hurdtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Telemark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Hopatcong Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Weldon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodport is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Morristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Powerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Whippany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Boonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Lyonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Troy Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Taylortown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Budd Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
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 Orchard Street Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orchard Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonton
- Denville
- Dover
- Dover lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Orchard Street Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Morristown
- Whippany
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 Orchard Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 Orchard Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #879009 (Orchard Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #879009 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover
- Location given for Orchard Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.881488 Lon: -74.5615468
- 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 Jersey's counties, including Morris, 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 from Point A (ie- Orchard Street 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. |