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:
40.1812, -80.8951
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 Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Cadiz. Cadiz lies just to the northwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Furbay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Furbay Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furbay Cemetery
- Short Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Stiers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stiers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiers Cemetery
- Wheeling Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wheeling Valley Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Valley Cemetery
- The Wheeling Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeling Valley Presbyterian Cemetery
- Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Adena Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adena Presbyterian Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- The West Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hicksite Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksite Cemetery
- St. Casimirs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
- Holmes Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Pioneer Cemetery
- The Holmes Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Cemetery
- Smithfield Twp. / Holmes Pioneer Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
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- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- New Athens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Athens Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens Cemetery
- Crabapple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crabapple Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple Cemetery
- New Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Barton Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barton Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Seceder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Seceder Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seceder Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Harrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Adena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Blairmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Blainesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- New Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saint Clairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dillonvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Oco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Bannock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafferty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- East Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flushing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Martins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Highland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Rayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Flushing
- Harrisville
- Hopedale
- Martins Ferry
- Mount Pleasant
- New Athens
- Saint Clairsville
- Smithfield
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 #1044151 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044151 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisville
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1811808 Lon: -80.8950908
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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 Harrison, 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' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |