A visit to the Oliver 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 Oliver Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oliver Cemetery (FG ID #2435559)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oliver Cemetery
Lat: 38.5054° (38° 30' 19")
Lon: -85.3576° (-85° 21' 27")
The Oliver Cemetery is located in Oldham County<3>.
The county seat for Oldham County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies just to the south of the Oliver Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Oliver Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fendley Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ralston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Maxfield - Varble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collier's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burrows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burrows Cemetery is located in Trimble County
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Straughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Button Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bedford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Russell Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Clark County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <7>
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Jericho is located in Henry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jericho
- From the Oliver Cemetery to Jericho
- Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ballardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Clark County (IN)
- Trout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Trout is located in Trimble County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Trout
- From the Oliver Cemetery to Trout
- Turners Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Turners Station is located in Henry County
- New Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- New Washington is located in Clark County (IN)
- Vesta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <7>
- Park Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County
- Crestwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
- Crestwood is located in Oldham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestwood <7>
- Eminence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <7>
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Oldham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prestonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Locust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Locust is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Locust
- From the Oliver Cemetery to Locust
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 Oldham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bethlehem
- Campbellsburg
- Eminence
- La Grange
- New Castle
- New Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Oldham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oldham County: www.oldhamcounty.net/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Oldham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oliver Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5054, Longitude: -85.3576 |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |