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A visit to the Orr 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 Orr Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orr Cemetery:

34.0420, -97.5361

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orr Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Orr Cemetery is located in Love County<2>.

The county seat for Love County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Orr Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Orr Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Orr Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Crow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
  • Reck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reck Cemetery is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reck Cemetery
  • Atlee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Atlee Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Cemetery
  • Grady Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Grady Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
  • Rubottom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rubottom Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubottom Cemetery
  • Cornish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cornish Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Cemetery
  • Ringling Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spanish Fort Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spanish Fort Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort Cemetery
  • Bourland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bourland Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
  • Courtney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
  • Simon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Simon Cemetery is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Bomar Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bomar Point Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar Point Cemetery
    • Mayfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
    • Murrell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
    • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Liberty Chapel Cemetery is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    • Oswalt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oswalt Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt Cemetery
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hewitt Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wilson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98622 <5>
    • Oscar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Oscar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Leon Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orr Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orr Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Orr
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Orr is located in Love County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Grady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grady is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Spanish Fort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Ringling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cornish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Rowland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Illinois Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Leon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oscar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hynds City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Healdton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Burneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Oil City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Lone Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Orr Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Love County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orr 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 Orr Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Love 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 Orr Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1096306  (Orr Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096306 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: Love
      • Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orr
      • Location given for Orr Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0420419     Lon: -97.5361343
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Love, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orr 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.