A visit to the Orwell 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 Orwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orwell Cemetery:
41.8762, -76.2785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Orwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Orwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orwell Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Orwell Valley Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell Valley Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- North Orwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The North Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jillson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jillson Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillson Cemetery
- Mercur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mercur Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercur Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Bumpville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bumpville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville Cemetery
- South Herrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Herrick Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Herrick Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Coburn Dewing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Coburn Dewing Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Dewing Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ghent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ghent Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pond Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill Cemetery
- Ballibay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ballibay Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballibay Cemetery
- Steadwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Steadwell Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadwell Cemetery
- Waits Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Waits Cemetery is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Cemetery
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Briggs Hollow Cemetery is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Hollow Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery
- The St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46264 <5>
- Arbor Glade Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Arbor Glade Cemetery is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Glade Cemetery
- South Owego Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The South Owego Cemetery is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego 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 Orwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allis Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Potterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Herrickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- South Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- West Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Le Raysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Le Raysville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Warren Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Vawter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- East Nichols
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Standing Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Stone is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Stone
- Limehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Ulster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asylum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Hoopers Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
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 Orwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Nichols
- Rome
- Rome lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Orwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rome.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Towanda
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 professional and volunteer 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 Orwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Orwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1183057 (Orwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183057 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windham
- Location given for Orwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8761859 Lon: -76.2785451
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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' (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- Orwell 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. |