A visit to the Orma 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 Orma Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Orma Cemetery:
38.7487, -81.0987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Orma Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Orma Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Orma Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Orma Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Orma Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Orma Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bannon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mace Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Arnoldsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78326 <5>
- Wayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Fink Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fink Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink Cemetery
- Minnora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Minnora Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnora Cemetery
- Bailey - Siers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnoldsburg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Wayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mollohan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mollohan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollohan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Chenowith - Reip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Clark Jarvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Jarvis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Jarvis Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Orma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Orma Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Arnoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Beech
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Oka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Mudfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Stumptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Staten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Russet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Roxalana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Rocksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Graux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Looneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Clem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Wilsie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Progress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
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 Orma Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Orma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Orma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Orma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696978 (Orma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696978 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chloe
- Location given for Orma Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7487027 Lon: -81.0987236
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orma 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. |
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