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The location of the Olive Branch Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Olive Branch Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   38.5045°   (38° 30' 16")

Lon:   -85.5680°   (-85° 34' 4")

The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Jeffersonville. Jeffersonville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Clark 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 Olive Branch 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Branch Cemetery.

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

    • Vesta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Clark County
    • Sunset Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Clark County
    • New Washington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clark County
    • Westport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Otisco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Clark County
    • Charlestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Clark County
    • Harmony Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
      • Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
    • Goshen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Nabb
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
      • Nabb is located in Clark County
    • Otto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Clark County
    • Bethlehem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Clark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • River Bluff
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
        • River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Russell Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
        • Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Prather
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prather have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
        • Prather is located in Clark County
      • Lexington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
        • Lexington is located in Scott County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
      • Buckner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chelsea
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
        • Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
      • Memphis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
        • Memphis is located in Clark County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
      • Speed
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
        • Speed is located in Clark County
      • Prospect
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
        • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
      • Henryville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Watson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Clark County
      • Utica
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Utica is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Harrods Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Grass Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
        • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
      • Crestwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
        • Crestwood is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestwood <4>
      • Park Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
        • Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • La Grange
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)

    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 Olive Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Old Salem UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • States Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the States Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The States Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the States Cemetery
    • Snowden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Snowden Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Snowden Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowden Cemetery
    • Wolston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wolston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Wolston Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolston Cemetery
    • Crown Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Austin - Page Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Austin - Page Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Austin - Page Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin - Page Cemetery
    • Shiloh UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weyler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Weyler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Weyler Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weyler Cemetery
    • Westport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Westport Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westport Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Kern Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kern Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kern Cemetery
      • Seedtick Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seedtick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seedtick Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seedtick Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Charlestown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crutchfield Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crutchfield Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Crutchfield Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crutchfield Cemetery
      • Bottorff Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bottorff Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bottorff Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bottorff Cemetery
      • Shrader Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Shrader Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shrader Cemetery
      • Henshaw Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Henshaw Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henshaw Cemetery
      • Fellows Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fellows Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Fellows Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellows Cemetery
      • Hecker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hecker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hecker Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hecker Cemetery
      • Strother Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Strother Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Strother Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strother Cemetery
      • Riebel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Riebel Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riebel Cemetery
      • Caldwell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Caldwell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Taylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Westport (KY).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Straughn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Straughn Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Straughn Cemetery
      • Carr Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carr Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Carr Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382248 <6>

    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 Olive Branch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #440636  (Olive Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #440636 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: New Washington
      • County: Clark         Elev: 208
      • Location given for GNIS #440636 (Olive Branch Cemetery)

    The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

    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 Indiana's counties, including Clark, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Olive Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5045, Longitude: -85.5680       In this case, the coordinates for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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