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:
42.0080, -93.7372
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 Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Boone. Boone lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Ontario Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- College Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Squire Boone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Squire Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Boone Cemetery
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sarah Dinwoodie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunday Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday Cemetery
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- James Gildea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Gildea Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Sheldahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sheldahl Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sheldahl Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Slater.
- The Sheldahl Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheldahl Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365467 <5>
- Linwood Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Linwood Park Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Park Cemetery
- The Linwood Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Linwood Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95321 <5>
- Leatham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Leatham Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatham Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Ontario
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Kelley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ames
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zenorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Midvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sheldahl is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Moingona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
- Shipley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- High Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- High Bridge is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Woodward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
- Alleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alleman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Story City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fraser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fraser is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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 Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Madrid
- Nevada
- Slater
- Story City
- Woodward
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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 #459855 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459855 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames West
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0080408 Lon: -93.737167
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Boone, 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> | 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. |
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