Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Olive Branch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Olive Branch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Olive Branch ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Olive Branch: Olive Br. (or less commonly used: Olive Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Olive Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olive Branch.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Olive Branch is located in Talbot County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Talbot County: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Taylor & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Olive Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olive Branch:
- Talbot County (The home county of Olive Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Talbotton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Box Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Ochillee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Central Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Ida Vesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Cusseta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Benning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Waverly Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cataula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mountainbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Juniper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Tazewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Putnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Chalybeate Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Betts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Harris City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carrolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Edman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Upatoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fortson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branton Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Lincoln Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- East Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Glenns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Twin Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Hilton Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Sunset Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Maridale Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Wynnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Lawrences Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schley County
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Norwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mauk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rupert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Mountville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Barker Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Sunset Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Lincoln Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahs Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Delray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- The Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Smith's Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Blanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Fontaine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olive Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Olive Branch.
Cemeteries Near Olive Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olive Branch.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Olive Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olive Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Culpepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Matthews Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Talbotton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff Spring CME Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Steed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Waverly Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Olive Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olive Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olive Branch, with the one closest to Olive Branch listed first.
- Baughville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baughville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughville
- Talbotton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Waverly Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Juniper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Paschal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paschal is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal
- Baldwinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
- Ossahatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ossahatchie is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossahatchie
- Box Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ellerslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Upatoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olive Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olive Branch.
Newspapers Published in Olive Branch ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olive Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olive Branch, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olive Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Olive Branch:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Marion County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Pike County
- Schley County
- Taylor County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Lee County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olive Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |