A visit to the Oran Christian 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 Oran Christian Cemetery ...
The Oran Christian Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Angel Street Cemetery
- The Angel Street Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Beechwood Cemetery
- The Beechwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Brookside Cemetery
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Carey Cemetery
- The Carey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Cecil Cemetery
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Coldes Chapel Cemetery
- Coles Chapel Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Cynthian Cemetery
- The Cynthian Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Furrow Cemetery
- The Furrow Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Galley Cemetery
- The Galley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Houston Cemetery
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Miami County
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- McClure Cemetery
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Mills Cemetery
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Munk Cemetery
- The Munk Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Old St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Michaels New Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Peter & St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Remy Cemetery
- The St. Remy Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Walkup Cemetery
- The Walkup Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Willowdell Cemetery
- The Willowdell Cemetery is located in Darke County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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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 Oran Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Anna
- Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
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- Bradford
- Brock
- Brock is located in Darke County
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- Covington
- Dawson
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
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- Filburns Island
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
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- Fort Laramie
- Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
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- Hardin
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
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- Kettlersville
- Lehmkuhl Landing
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lockington
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Osgood
- Pasco
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
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- Piqua
- Polo
- Polo is located in Miami County
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- Port Jefferson
- Russia
- Sidney
- Versailles
- West Covington
- West Covington is located in Miami County
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- Yorkshire
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 Oran Christian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oran Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Covington
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Piqua
- Sidney
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oran Christian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Oran Christian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731073 (Oran Christian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731073 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Loramie
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oran Christian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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