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:
31.4927, -86.9280
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 Conecuh County<2>.
The county seat for Conecuh County is located in Evergreen. Evergreen lies just to the south southwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Second Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brown Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Rabb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rabb Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb Cemetery
- Witherington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Witherington Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherington Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Little Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Mt. Olive West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joyner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Herbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Herbert Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Cemetery
- Pressley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pressley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pressley Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
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:
- Owassa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rabb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Nymph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Starlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Castleberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Mixonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Ramah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Burnt Corn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Georgiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Bermuda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
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 Conecuh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Evergreen
- Georgiana
- Sparta - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Conecuh 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 #1805519 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805519 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: Conecuh
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evergreen
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4926639 Lon: -86.9280295
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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 Conecuh, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |