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:
33.9004, -81.5445
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 Lexington County<2>.
The county seat for Lexington County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Ridge Crest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ridge Crest Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crest Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Shealy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shealy Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shealy Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
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- Bouknight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bouknight Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouknight Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Holston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holston Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Lotts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lotts Cemetery is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Quattlebaum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Quattlebaum Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quattlebaum Cemetery
- Hallman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hallman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman Cemetery
- Hallman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hallman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallman Cemetery
- Risinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Risinger Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risinger Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Batesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Batesburg - Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- Leesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Ridge Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Seivern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seivern is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Camp Rawls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
- Red Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stoney Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
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 Lexington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesburg
- Chapin
- Chapin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chapin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Johnston
- Leesville
- Lexington
- Prosperity
- Saluda
- Summit
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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Lexington 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 #1225225 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225225 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: Lexington
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Batesburg
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9004204 Lon: -81.5445484
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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 South Carolina's counties, including Lexington, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |