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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 Hills (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 Hills. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Armstrong County: Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Orchard Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Hills:

  • Armstrong County     (The home county of Orchard Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • North Apollo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
      • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <2>
    • Apollo
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <2>
    • Spring Church
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leechburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
    • Olivet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
    • Cochrans Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
    • Neale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • McVille
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Armstrong County
    • Freeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
    • Ford City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <2>
    • Elderton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <2>
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • Karns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
    • Natrona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
    • Brackenridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
      • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <2>
    • Tarentum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
      • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <2>
    • Plum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
    • Leechburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
      • Leechburg is located in Allegheny County
    • New Texas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
      • New Texas is located in Allegheny County
    • Springdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <2>
    • Unity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Allegheny County
    • Cheswick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswick
      • Cheswick is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswick <2>
    • Harwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwick
      • Harwick is located in Allegheny County
    • Universal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Allegheny County
    • Rural Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Butler County
    • Leasureville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
      • Leasureville is located in Butler County
    • Ekastown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
      • Ekastown is located in Butler County
    • Dennys Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
      • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Saxonburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
      • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <2>
    • Frazier Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
      • Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
    • Great Belt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
      • Great Belt is located in Butler County
    • Fenelton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Herman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Herman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <2>
    • Nixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Butler County
    • Valencia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
      • Valencia is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valencia <2>
    • Meadowood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
      • Meadowood is located in Butler County
    • Oak Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Butler County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • Phillipston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
    • East Brady
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
      • East Brady is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <2>
    • Lawsonham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
      • Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
    • Catfish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catfish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
      • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • New Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • Laurelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • Clarksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saltsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
      • Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <2>
    • West Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
      • West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
    • White
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Indiana County
    • Parkwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Indiana County
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
    • Shelocta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aultman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
      • Aultman is located in Indiana County
    • Shado-Wood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shado-Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shado-Wood Village
      • Shado-Wood Village is located in Indiana County
    • Smathers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smathers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smathers
      • Smathers is located in Indiana County
    • Blairsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Lick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Ben Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
      • Ben Avon is located in Indiana County
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
    • East Vandergrift
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Oklahoma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Vandergrift
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
      • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <2>
    • Hyde Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
    • Salina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Leechburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Avonmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
    • Slickville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickville
      • Slickville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Lower Burrell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
      • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <2>
    • Franklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
    • Congruity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congruity
      • Congruity is located in Westmoreland County
    • Arnold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Hills.

Newspapers Published in Orchard Hills ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Hills, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hills:

Cemeteries Near Orchard Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Beulah Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Church Joint Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vandergrift Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandergrift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandergrift Cemetery
  • St. Gertrude Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gertrude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gertrude Cemetery
  • Townsend Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Townsend Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Townsend Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Edmon.
    • The Townsend Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Townsend Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46481 <4>
  • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keppel Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Avonmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maysville Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977986 <4>
  • Continue List   (342 more) ...
    • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403601 <4>
    • Shellhammer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View 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.<6>

While we didn't find Orchard Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Hills.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.

  • Apollo
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <2>
  • Paulton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulton
    • Paulton is located in Westmoreland County
  • Vandergrift
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
    • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <2>
  • Spring Church
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dime
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime
    • Dime is located in Armstrong County
  • Salina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leechburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
    • North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Avonmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Plain
    • Shady Plain is located in Armstrong County
  • Markle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
    • Markle is located in Westmoreland County
  • Nowrytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nowrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowrytown
    • Nowrytown is located in Indiana County
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    • Elders Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elders Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Ridge
      • Elders Ridge is located in Indiana County
    • Olivet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
    • Cochrans Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Hills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Orchard Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5862, Longitude: -79.5314       In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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