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:
37.0053, -87.9364
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Oliver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliver - Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver - Jones Cemetery
- The Oliver - Jones Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75400 <5>
- Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Steinbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Steinbaugh Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinbaugh Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Sebron - Kilgore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Freeman - Cash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piercy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Nabb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nabb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs UMC Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Springs UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Princeton.
- The Rock Springs UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Cemetery
- Rocksprings Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188248 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamasco
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Hopson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Dulaney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- McGowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Trigg Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Wallonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Crider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cadiz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Kuttawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cerulean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oliver Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Dawson Springs
- Eddyville
- Princeton
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 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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #499930 (Oliver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #499930 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton West
- Location given for Oliver Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0053289 Lon: -87.9364072
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Lyon, 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- 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. |
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