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 ...
The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brumbach Cemetery
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
- The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Debolt Cemetery
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Elerding Cemetery
- The Elerding Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elerding Cemetery
- Fox River Cemetery
- The Fox River Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Manlius Methodist Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Nichols Cemetery
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Norway Cemetery
- The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Old Brumbach Cemetery
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Osmundson Cemetery
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Seaman Cemetery
- The Seaman Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Section Cemetery
- The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Shaver Cemetery
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Sheridan Cemetery
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Spradling Cemetery
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Trumbo Cemetery
- West Serena Cemetery
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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- Whitehead Cemetery
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in La Salle County
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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 Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Baker
- Baker is located in La Salle County
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- Blakes
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
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- Dayton
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
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- Earlville
- Grand Ridge
- Hitt
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
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- Leland
- Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Marseilles
- Millbrook
- Millington
- Morris
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Naplate
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Nettle Creek
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
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- Newark
- Ottawa
- Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
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- Sandwich
- Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
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- Serena
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
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- Stavanger
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
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- Wauponsee
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
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- Wedron
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 La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlville
- Leland
- Marseilles
- Morris
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Sandwich
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 #415108 (Olson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415108 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Serena
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |