A visit to the Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olive Branch Cemetery:
35.4746, -78.8359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies just to the south of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Augusta MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Norrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Norrington Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrington Cemetery
- The Norrington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norrington AME Zion Church Cemetery
- Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aldridge Partin Family Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237970 <5>
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 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]<3> of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kipling
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Chalybeate Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Cape Fear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rawls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Luart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Lillington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Mamers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Shawtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Kennebec
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buies Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Wilbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Boone Trail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Senter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Fuquay - Varina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ryes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Norrington Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Hollemans Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Seminole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Flat Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Bunnlevel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Buies Creek
- Lillington
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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Harnett 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #991634 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991634 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lillington
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4746033 Lon: -78.8358508
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olive Branch 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. |