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A visit to the Olive Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Olive Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Olive Cemetery (FG ID #166695)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Cemetery

Lat:   41.6069°   (41° 36' 24")

Lon:   -86.0221°   (-86° 1' 19")

The Olive Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.

The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Olive Cemetery .

Establishment of the Olive Cemetery ...

The Olive Cemetery was established in 1842.

Name Variations for Olive Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Olive Cemetery.

Olive Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Olive Mennonite Church Cemetery
  • Shaum's Meeting House Cemetery
  • Shaum's Burying Ground
  • Dodge Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Olive Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Noffsinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noffsinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noffsinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Noffsinger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Shutts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shutts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shutts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shutts Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Wenger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wenger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Prairie Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Vincent Depaul Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Pletcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pletcher Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Hoke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoke Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Yellow Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Burkett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
    • Grace Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Lawn Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
    • Eutzler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eutzler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eutzler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eutzler Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Stutsman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stutsman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stutsman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stutsman Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
    • Rice Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bull Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bull Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Osceola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
  • Wakarusa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
    • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <6>
  • Dunlap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
  • Elkhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Southwest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Foraker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
    • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
  • Mishawaka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyatt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyatt <6>
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <6>
  • Simonton Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
    • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nappanee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Granger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulivoire Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
    • Gravelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <6>
    • Bainter Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
    • South Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Edwardsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg
      • Edwardsburg is located in Cass County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsburg <6>
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Indian Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Nutwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
      • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nutwood
      • From the Olive Cemetery to Nutwood

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elkhart County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6069, Longitude: -86.0221    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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