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 Old Orchard (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 Old Orchard. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Old Orchard is located in Northampton County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Old Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Orchard:
- Northampton County (The home county of Old Orchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Glendon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Palmer Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Heights
- West Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Wagnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Lower Saucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- William Penn Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Red Lion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Huffs Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Rittenhouse Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Topton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Eshbach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eshbach is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshbach
- Landis Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Hinterleiter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Bechtelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Riegelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Springtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kintnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Passer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Upper Black Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Richlandtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Strawntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strawntown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
- Ottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Little Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Palmerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Hazard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Bowmanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Parryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Lehighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Germans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jim Thorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Meckesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Rittersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Catasauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Hokendauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- West Catasauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Coopersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Seiple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- Emmaus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Rossland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Brodheadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kresgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Arlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Delaware Water Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stroudsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Stroudsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McMichael
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Reeders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coolbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Long Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- East Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Palm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pear Tree Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
- Telford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Franconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Souderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perkiomenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Andreas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mantz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- West Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Pattenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Jutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Pittstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Baptistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Quakertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Barbertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Idell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Crestmoore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
- Long Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Naughright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Naughright is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naughright
- Hacklebarney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacklebarney
- Somerset County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Woodfern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfern
- North Branch Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Montana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Ramseysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Delaware
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Old Orchard.
Cemeteries Near Old Orchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Orchard.
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 Old Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Easton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Easton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45050 <2>
- Northampton Memorial Shrine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes / Old Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Easton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Easton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Easton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44735 <2>
- Easton Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arndts & Messinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Freemansburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raubsville 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.<3>
While we didn't find Old Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Orchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Orchard, with the one closest to Old Orchard listed first.
- Redington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Redington is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
- Glendon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Lower Saucon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon
- Stouts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stouts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Raubsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raubsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubsville
- South Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Easton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Zucksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hecktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Brodhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brodhead is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Orchard.
Newspapers Published in Old Orchard ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Orchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Orchard, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Orchard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old Orchard:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Old Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |