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:
41.5275, -95.3808
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Olson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Olson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
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- Minden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Champlin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Shelby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Corley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Tennant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Minden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Harlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Persia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Yorkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Panama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kirkman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 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 Olson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Carson
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Olson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Marne
- Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Walnut
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 helpful 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 Shelby 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 #459862 (Olson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459862 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Olson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5274901 Lon: -95.3808337
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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 Iowa's counties, including Shelby, 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 drawn 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. |