A visit to the Olson 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 Olson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olson Cemetery:
38.9092, -96.7028
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County<2>.
The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Olson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Olson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- Salchow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salchow Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salchow Cemetery
- Skiddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Skiddy Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy Cemetery
- Upper Humboldt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dwight Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Humboldt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Humboldt Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Parker - Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swartz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Moss Springs Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Springs Cemetery
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- Welcome Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of Junction City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94036 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Ramsey - Black Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wreford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Grandview Plaza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Parkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lyona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Kansas Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Downing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Latimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kelso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland has also been known as:
- Ashland Bottoms
- Woodbine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Chapman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Delavan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Wilsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Alida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
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 Olson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta Vista
- Chapman
- Council Grove
- Dwight
- Herington
- Junction City
- Latimer
- Manhattan
- Ogden
- Parkerville
- White City
- Wilsey
- Woodbine
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 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 Olson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Geary 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 Olson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476717 (Olson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476717 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: Geary
- Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White City NW
- Location given for Olson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9091679 Lon: -96.702784
- 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 Geary, 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 from Point A (ie- Olson 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. |