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:
40.4967, -84.2361
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 Auglaize County<2>.
The county seat for Auglaize County is located in Wapakoneta. Wapakoneta lies just 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Schemmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Schemmel Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schemmel Cemetery
- Wisely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wisely Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisely Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rupert Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Cemetery
- Julion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Julion Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Protestant Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Loramie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Loramie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Knoxville.
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruhe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42667 <5>
- Schwaberow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Botkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fryburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- New Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Wapakoneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Montra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Minster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Uniopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Jackson Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cridersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Laramie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Port Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Fort Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
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 Auglaize County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- Buckland
- Cridersville
- Minster
- New Bremen
- Saint Marys
- Sidney
- Sidney lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Wapakoneta
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 either 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Auglaize 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 #1071316 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1071316 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: Auglaize
- Est. Elev: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Botkins
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4967145 Lon: -84.2360596
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Auglaize, 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 things 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> | 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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