Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Orange (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Orange. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Orange is located in Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Orange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orange:
- Delaware County (The home county of Orange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Lewis Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Rust Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rust Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Corners
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Powell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Carpenters Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Mill is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Mill
- Carpenters Mill has also been known as:
- Liberty Settlement
- Hyatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Pickerington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Flint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Blendon Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Minerva Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Central College ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Five Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Bangs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Green Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Hunt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Beech ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Johnstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Ash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Beechwood Trails
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Way ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Chuckery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- West Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plumwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Chrisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Orient
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Matville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Magnetic Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Marysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milford Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orange, see our County-by-County Page for Orange.
Cemeteries Near Orange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orange.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Orange - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Williamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingwood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pool Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Africa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Africa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Africa.
- The Africa Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39606 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Peachblow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olde Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Orange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orange.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orange, with the one closest to Orange listed first.
- Lewis Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Flint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hyatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Worthington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin has also been known as:
- Berlin Station
- Pershing Station
- Tank Town
- Tanktown
- Westerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Stratford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orange.
Newspapers Published in Orange ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 335 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orange.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orange, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orange.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Orange:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |