A visit to the Sweet Olive 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 Sweet Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Olive Cemetery:
30.4469, -91.1651
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies just to the east northeast of the Sweet Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Olive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sweet Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Bible Students Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bible Students Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Students Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laboring Society Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoaks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoaks Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenoaks Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- The Greenoaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Green Oaks Memorial Park
- Greenoaks Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67665 <5>
- Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- St. John Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68799 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kleinpeter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kleinpeter Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinpeter Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nickwack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- Westover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silvery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Silvery Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvery Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. George Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baton Rouge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098753 <5>
- Resthaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Devall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Devall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
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]<3> of the Sweet Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baton Rouge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beauregard Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Port Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Essen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essen is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Maribel Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Lynwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Inniswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Merrydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Zion City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Brusly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <6>
- Lobdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gardere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Oak Hills Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hills Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Place
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Brownfields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Addis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <6>
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Village Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Village Saint George is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Saint George
- Perkins Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Old Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Woodshire Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Boganvilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Devalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
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 Sweet Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Port Allen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sweet Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Sweet Olive Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #539765 (Sweet Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539765 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
- Parish: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge West
- Location given for Sweet Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4468574 Lon: -91.1651068
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sweet Olive 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. |