A visit to the Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Branch Cemetery:
33.3079, -85.7966
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the southwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hassell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Ashland City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lineville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Noles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Noles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Noles Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Lineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Barfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Harkins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Mellow Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Millerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Ofelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Elder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Malone Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Chambers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Goldville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Motley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- McElderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Kentuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
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. The following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730210 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730210 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville West
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3078916 Lon: -85.7966287
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Clay, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olive Branch 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. |