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:
41.6528, -84.4088
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 Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Primrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Primrose Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Cemetery
- West Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Kunkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kunkle Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Cemetery
- Pleasant View Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Union Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Union Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #475249 <5>
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- Floral Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Floral Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of West Unity.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40880 <5>
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Floral Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Grove Cemetery
- Lockport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lockport Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Cemetery
- Gull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gull Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Cemetery
- Woodworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodworth Cemetery is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss 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 Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alvordton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Munson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Holiday City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Jim Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lickly Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Stryker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Archbold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Ransom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Morenci
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- North Morenci
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
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 Williams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Fayette
- Montpelier
- Morenci
- Pettisville
- Stryker
- Waldron
- West Unity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Williams 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 #1806087 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806087 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: Williams
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alvordton
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6528284 Lon: -84.4088375
- 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 Williams, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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