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 Orrs (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 Orrs. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Orrs is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Caddo (LA), Cass, Harrison, Morris & Upshur.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Orrs. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orrs:
- Marion County (The home county of Orrs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Sarber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harvard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Avinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kildare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bivins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- McLeod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Douglassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bryans Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Atlanta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Judson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- East Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Longview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Greggton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Clarksville City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Harleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Pope City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Nesbitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Noonday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Karnack
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Uncertain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Daingerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Titus County
- Cookville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Ore City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Diana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Graceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Indian Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Ewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Bettie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Delrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Gilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orrs, see our County-by-County Page for Orrs.
Cemeteries Near Orrs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orrs.
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 Orrs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orrs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Pyland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beamer - Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lockett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Orrs had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orrs, with the one closest to Orrs listed first.
- Avinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Lanier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hughes Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Kildare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Daingerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almira
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- LaFayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orrs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orrs.
Newspapers Published in Orrs ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orrs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orrs, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orrs.
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 helpful websites 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 Orrs:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Morris County
- Titus County
- Upshur County
- Caddo Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Orrs, 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- Orrs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |