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:
38.8045, -85.3502
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the southwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Olive Branch Cemetery ...
The Olive Branch Cemetery was established in 1820.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Church Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
- Rykers Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rykers Ridge Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rykers Ridge Cemetery
- Bryner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryner Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryner Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Grandview Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Milton Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Indian Kentuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Indian Kentuck Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Kentuck Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Higbie Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyce Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce 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:
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bryantsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bryantsburg is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Brooksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Middlefork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefork is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Trout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Lamb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Avonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Prestonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Carrollton
- Hanover
- Madison
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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #440635 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440635 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canaan
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8045033 Lon: -85.3502356
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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 Indiana's counties, including Jefferson, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |