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:
36.3210, -80.3714
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 Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oliver Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oliver Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oliver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Timmons Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmons Cemetery
- Tillotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Old Capella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Capella Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Capella Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Venable Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable Cemetery
- Friends Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Newsome Family Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Quaker Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Brims Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brims Grove Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brims Grove Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Thore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thore Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mount Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Capella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Neatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Donnaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vade Mecum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Pilot Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Creek View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Chestnut Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Bannertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Germanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Hunter Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Bethania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mallard Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Stanleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
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 Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes 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 #991645 (Oliver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #991645 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: Stokes
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: King
- Location given for Oliver Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3209716 Lon: -80.3714429
- 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 Stokes, 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 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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