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A visit to the Olivet Cemetery ...

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 Olivet Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.7000°   (39° 42' 0")

Lon:   -102.5544°   (-102° 33' 15")

The Olivet Cemetery is located in Yuma County<2>.

The county seat for Yuma County is located in Wray. Wray lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Olivet Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Olivet Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Idler Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idler Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idler Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Idler Family Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joes Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lucas Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucas Memorial Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Mildred Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mildred Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mildred Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mildred Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Grave of Buffalo Hunter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Buffalo Hunter
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Buffalo Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grave of Buffalo Hunter is located in Yuma County
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Cope Community Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cope Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Delto Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delto Cemetery is located in Yuma County
  • Smit Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smit Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
  • Hope Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Church Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lansing Valley Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansing Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansing Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lansing Valley Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Downey Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downey Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Glendale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
      • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Vernon.
      • The Glendale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vernon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57303 <5>
    • Armel Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Armel Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Gilstrap Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilstrap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilstrap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilstrap Cemetery is located in Yuma County
    • Long Family Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Family Cemetery
      • The Long Family Cemetery is located in Yuma County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Wray.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178575 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County
    • Clairmont Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairmont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clairmont Cemetery is located in Kit Carson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Olivet Cemetery.

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

  • Kirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Joes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Idalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
    • Idalia is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <6>
  • Cope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Vernon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Yuma County
  • Wiladel ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiladel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
    • Wiladel is located in Washington County
  • Stratton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <6>
  • Arickaree ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
    • Arickaree is located in Washington County
  • Bethune
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Eckley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Vona
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <6>
  • Robb
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
    • Robb is located in Yuma County

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 Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yuma County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Vona
    • Vona lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Olivet Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Olivet Cemetery:

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 Olivet Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #195034  (Olivet Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #195034 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: Adler Creek
    • County: Yuma         Elev: 1259
    • Location given for GNIS #195034 (Olivet Cemetery)

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Colorado's counties, including Yuma, 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 Olivet Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7000, Longitude: -102.5544       In this case, the coordinates for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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