A visit to the Olson 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 Olson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olson Cemetery:
42.6383, -93.4405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Olson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Olson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
- Oakland Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Dows.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Vernon Twp. Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208750 <5>
- Alden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rowan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94906 <5>
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- Galt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Galt Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Galt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94837 <5>
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Marion Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maysville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Popejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Dows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coulter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Reeve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Latimer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Iowa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
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 Olson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alden
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Olson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Hampton
- Williams
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 Olson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Olson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459863 (Olson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459863 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dows East
- Location given for Olson Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6383091 Lon: -93.4404836
- 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 Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Olson 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. |