A visit to the Oliver 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 Oliver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oliver Cemetery:
37.7653, -95.5978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oliver Cemetery is located in Woodson County<2>.
The county seat for Woodson County is located in Yates Center. Yates Center lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Oliver Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oliver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Village Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Colfax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Cemetery
- Swede Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swede Center Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Center Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Owl Creek Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Dewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Skeeters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Skeeters Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeeters Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vilas Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Vilas Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas Bethel Cemetery
- Schaede Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Schaede Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaede Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schaede Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Yates Center.
- The Schaede Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schaefer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93743 <5>
- Kaila Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaila Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaila Cemetery
- Green lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Green lawn Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green lawn Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Evan Young Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93642 <5>
- Fussman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fussman Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fussman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92516 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- South Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Ridge is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
- Cookville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vilas is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Petrolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Chanute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Humboldt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Roper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durand is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Yates Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Benedict Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Earlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Bassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 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 Oliver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benedict
- Chanute
- Guilford
- Humboldt
- Iola
- Iola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Oliver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Piqua
- Piqua lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oliver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Piqua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
- Yates Center
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 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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Woodson 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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474698 (Oliver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474698 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: Woodson
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yates Center SE
- Location given for Oliver Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.76532 Lon: -95.598038
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Woodson, 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' (or 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- Oliver 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |