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 Orchard Grove (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 Orchard Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Orchard Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Orchard Grove: Orchard Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Orchard Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Orchard Grove is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Grove:
- Lake County (The home county of Orchard Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Painesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairport Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Reynolds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Kirtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Harpersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Trumbull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Driftwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- East Trumbull
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Saybrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Eagleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Gates Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Lyndhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- South Euclid
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beachwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratenahl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Pepper Pike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- West Bass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chesterland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- East Claridon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Middlefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Reminderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Northfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Grove.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Grove.
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 Orchard Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Mentor Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Municipal Cemetery
- The Mentor Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mentor Cemetery
- Mentor Center Cemetery
- Mentor Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42107 <2>
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lane Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Chardon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Nation Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willoughby Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Memorial Gardens
- The Willoughby Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Plains Road Cemetery
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.<3>
While we didn't find Orchard Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Grove, with the one closest to Orchard Grove listed first.
- Painesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairport Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heisley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Mentor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
- Little Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Reynolds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Breakman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Grove.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Grove ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Grove.
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 either 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 Orchard Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Orchard Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Orchard Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |