A visit to the Olive Branch 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 Branch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Olive Branch Cemetery (FG ID #93251).
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:
39.7413, -99.0472
The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Agra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
- West Cedar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
- Kirin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
- Germantown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Christ Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Matteson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leasburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg Cemetery
- Cedar Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
- Gaylord Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaylord Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Kensington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Agra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claudell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kirwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Gaylord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Speed
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Speed is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Woodston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellaire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuttgart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Naponee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Womer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Agra lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
- Athol
- Athol lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Gaylord
- Glade
- Glade lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Naponee
- Phillipsburg
- Portis
- Republican City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Speed
- Speed lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Speed.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Stockton
- Woodston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #93251
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #472052 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472052 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirwin
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7416779 Lon: -99.0470292
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kansas' counties, including Smith, 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 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. |