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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 #169172)

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:   37.4787°   (37° 28' 43")

Lon:   -80.7285°   (-80° 43' 42")

The Orchard Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Orchard Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Orchard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Orchard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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.

    • Ballard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
      • Ballard is located in Monroe County
    • Peterstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rich Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
      • Rich Creek is located in Logan County
    • Rich Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lurich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lurich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Bluff City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Buck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
    • Bargers Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
      • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
    • Glen Lyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Lyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Pearisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Narrows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Pembroke
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elgood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
        • Elgood is located in Mercer County
      • Willowton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
        • Willowton is located in Mercer County
      • Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
      • Talcott
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
        • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
      • True
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for True have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
        • True is located in Summers County
      • Pipestem
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wolfcreek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
        • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
      • Bellepoint
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
        • Bellepoint is located in Summers County
      • Thessalia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thessalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
        • Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Athens
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oakvale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
        • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Captain
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
        • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Hillsdale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
        • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
      • Hinton
        (16 miles [25.7 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 Monroe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<6>

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

    • Mt. Carman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carman Cemetery
    • Broyles Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broyles Cemetery
    • Karnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karnes Cemetery
    • Lively Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Swope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swope Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • New Hope Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Church Cemetery
    • Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard - Harvey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
    • Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Summers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Peterstown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reed Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Fortner Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
      • Adair Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Adair Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adair Cemetery
      • Snidow Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snidow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snidow Cemetery
      • Ballard Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Wayside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Barton Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barton Cemetery is located in Summers County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Lovern Church of God Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • The Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located in Mercer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovern Church of God Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
        • The Lovern Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Casher Hill Cemetery
        • Cashers Hill Cemetery
        • Harris Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovern Church of God Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77962 <1>
      • Dropping Lick Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dropping Lick Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, 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 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: 37.4787, Longitude: -80.7285    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.




 

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