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A visit to the Olive Branch Cemetery ...


The location of the Olive Branch Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Branch Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   39.9735°   (39° 58' 24")

Lon:   -95.3162°   (-95° 18' 58")

The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Doniphan County<2>.

The county seat for Doniphan County is located in Troy. Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Olive Branch Cemetery .

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 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 Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Doniphan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Olive Branch Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • White Cloud
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cloud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
      • White Cloud is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Fortescue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortescue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
      • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Iowa Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
      • Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
    • Forest City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
    • Big Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
      • Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
    • Rulo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
      • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <4>
    • Oregon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <4>
    • Bigelow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Sparks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Preston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Leona
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
        • Leona is located in Doniphan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Fanning
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
        • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
      • Mound City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
        • Mound City is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <4>
      • Padonia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
        • Padonia is located in Brown County
      • Forbes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
        • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
      • New Point
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
        • New Point is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Reserve
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
        • Reserve is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Hiawatha
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Severance
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
        • Severance is located in Doniphan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Craig
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
        • Craig is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
      • Hamlin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
        • Hamlin is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Hamlin has also been known as:
        • Hamilton
      • Denton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton is located in Doniphan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
      • Moray
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
        • Moray is located in Doniphan County
      • Falls City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
        • Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <4>

    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 Doniphan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Tesson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tesson Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tesson Cemetery
    • Partlow Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Partlow Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partlow Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Kenyon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kenyon Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenyon Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Iowa Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iowa Point Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Point Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Roderick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roderick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roderick Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roderick Cemetery
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Catron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest City Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest City Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest City Union Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest City Union Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Sauer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sauer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Sauer Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
        • The Sauer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Laukemper Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sauer Cemetery
      • Rulo Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Rulo Cemetery is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • The Rulo Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rulo City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rulo Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1719046 <6>
      • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Laus Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laus Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laus Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laus Creek Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highland Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Ununda Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oregon Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Baldwin Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery

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

    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 #472804  (Olive Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #472804 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: White Cloud
      • County: Doniphan         Elev: 299
      • Location given for GNIS #472804 (Olive Branch Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Kansas' counties, including Doniphan, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Olive Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9735, Longitude: -95.3162       In this case, the coordinates for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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