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:
36.4576, -81.6254
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 Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the east southeast of the Oliver Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Oliver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graybeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <5>
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Parmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Creston.
- The Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graybeal Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504800 <5>
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Owens Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roten
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- West Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Mountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Todd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Shingletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Green Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Fleetwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
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 Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 #991646 (Oliver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991646 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 878 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Oliver Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4576224 Lon: -81.6253878
- 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 Ashe, 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 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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