A visit to the Orlean 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 Orlean Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orlean Cemetery:
38.7593, -77.9597
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orlean Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orlean Cemetery is located in Fauquier County<2>.
The county seat for Fauquier County is located in Warrenton. Warrenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Orlean Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orlean Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Orlean Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orlean Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thumbn Run Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumbn Run Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Leeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Leeds Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockland Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warrenton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234000 <5>
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
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- Cannon Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannon Family Cemetery is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cannon Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Amissville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282997 <5>
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Poplar Forks Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <5>
- Buckland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Buckland Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orlean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orlean Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orlean
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Ada
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Amissville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Turnbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Delaplane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Frytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Chester Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Rixeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Opal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- The Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Applewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Rediviva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Broad Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Kerfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
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 Orlean Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fauquier County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orlean 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 helpful 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 Orlean Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fauquier 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 Orlean Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471951 (Orlean Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471951 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: Fauquier
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orlean
- Location given for Orlean Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7592831 Lon: -77.9597178
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Fauquier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orlean 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. |