A visit to the Orwell Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orwell Valley Cemetery:
41.8809, -76.3044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orwell Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orwell Valley 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 Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orwell Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Orwell Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orwell Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Orwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The North Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Orwell Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Jillson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jillson Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillson Cemetery
- Bumpville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bumpville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville Cemetery
- Mercur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ghent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ghent Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent Cemetery
- Pond Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pond Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill Cemetery
- South Herrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South Herrick Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Herrick Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
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- 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
- Centerville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Coburn Dewing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coburn Dewing Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Dewing Cemetery
- Waits Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Waits Cemetery is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Cemetery
- Briggs Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Orange Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Hill Cemetery
- Sheshequin Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orwell Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orwell Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Orwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Orwell is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell
- Allis Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
- South Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Potterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- West Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
- Bumpville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Herrickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrickville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrickville
- South Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Warren is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Vawter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vawter is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
- Le Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Warren Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Nichols is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nichols
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ulster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Towanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towanda
- Standing Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Owego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Owego
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uhdey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uhdey is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhdey
- Asylum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asylum is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- 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
- Smithboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Valley 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 Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Orwell Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Nichols
- Rome
- Rome lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Orwell Valley 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 begin 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 Orwell Valley 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1183058 (Orwell Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1183058 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: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windham
- Location given for Orwell Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8809081 Lon: -76.3043794
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orwell Valley 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. |