A visit to the Olive Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Chapel Cemetery:
41.6578, -86.5056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in South Bend. South Bend lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Olive Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Olive Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sauktown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cemetery
- Teeter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Teeter Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
- Swem Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Swem Grave is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem Grave
- Shedd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86701 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the west of South Bend.
- Westlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Sumption Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McGowan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The McGowan Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Galien Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien Twp. Cemetery
- The Galien Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galien Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1746630 <5>
- Germinder & Ward Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Germinder & Ward Graves is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germinder & Ward Graves
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Heckman Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rossburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rossburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86348 <5>
- Porter - Rea Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter - Rea Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter - Rea Cemetery
- The Porter - Rea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porter Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2559637 <5>
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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Crumstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Rolling Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stillwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Galien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galien is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Hesston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesston is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Three Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Kingsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Walkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gulivoire Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gulivoire Park is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulivoire Park
- South Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Door Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Lakeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 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 Olive Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Galien
- La Porte
- New Carlisle
- North Liberty
- South Bend
- Three Oaks
- Walkerton
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 websites either 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452719 (Olive Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452719 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Carlisle
- Location given for Olive Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.657823 Lon: -86.5055724
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Saint Joseph, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Olive Chapel 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. |
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