A visit to the Olive Branch Methodist 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 Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery (FG ID #2152512).
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 Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery:
43.3112, -83.8140
The Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Birch Run.
The cemetery is located in Saginaw County<3>.
The county seat for Saginaw County is located in Saginaw. Saginaw lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.
Establishment of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery ...
The Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery was established in 1856.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campau Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frankenmuth Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Lorenz Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birch Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blessed Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Assumption BVM Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Spaulding Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Episcopal Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Birch Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frankenmuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blumfield Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Denmark Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layton Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zilwaukee city
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vassar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Mount Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kochville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Munger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saginaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birch Run
- Bridgeport
- Clio
- Clio lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Frankenmuth
- Montrose
- Mount Morris
- Saginaw
- Vassar
- Vassar lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vassar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
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 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 Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saginaw 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 Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2152512
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |