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A visit to the Orchard Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Orchard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Orchard Cemetery (FG ID #5834)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Orchard Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.6062°   (29° 36' 22")

Lon:   -95.9827°   (-95° 58' 57")

The Orchard Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.

The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Orchard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Orchard Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Orchard Cemetery.

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

  • Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <6>
  • Simonton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton
    • Simonton is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simonton <6>
  • Wallis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Weston Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
    • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
  • East Bernard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fulshear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Beasley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <6>
  • Powell Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Nottawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos Country
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Country have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
    • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Kendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
    • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <6>
  • Rosenberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg
    • Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosenberg <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cumings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
    • Frydek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookshire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
      • Brookshire is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <6>
    • Pleak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Richmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
    • Lissie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • San Felipe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hungerford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
      • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
    • Pattison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pin Oak Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Katy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <6>
    • Sealy
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Orchard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fort Bend County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orchard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Orchard Cemetery:

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 Orchard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1343308  (Orchard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1343308 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Orchard
    • County: Fort Bend         Elev: 38
    • Location given for GNIS #1343308 (Orchard Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #5834

The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fort Bend, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Orchard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6062, Longitude: -95.9827    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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