A visit to the Olive Branch 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Olive Branch Cemetery (FG ID #101080).
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:
40.5674, -96.8193
The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kramer Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buhrmann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hartmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Heart Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Hallam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kramer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clatonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cortland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Roca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Firth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pickrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- College View
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- De Witt
- Denton
- Dorchester
- Firth
- Firth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Firth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Panama
- Wilber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101080
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831867 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831867 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 435 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hallam
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5675028 Lon: -96.8194689
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |