A visit to the Olive Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Hill Cemetery:
39.4630, -95.9288
The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Holton. Holton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of the Olive Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Olive Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bucks Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Circleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Soldier Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Cemetery
- Haas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cross Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Hawesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hawesville Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- America City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Clere Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adrian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Danceground Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Regard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Regard Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regard Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Shipsee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Shipsee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipsee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Olive Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soldier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Havensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- America City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aikins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onaga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Mayetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wetmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Netawaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Denison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Circleville
- Corning
- Delia
- Denison
- Havensville
- Holton
- Hoyt
- Hoyt lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Olive Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoyt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
- Kelly
- Mayetta
- Netawaka
- Onaga
- Saint Marys
- Wetmore
- Whiting
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478184 (Olive Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478184 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soldier Creek NW
- Location given for Olive Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4630505 Lon: -95.9288796
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olive Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |