A visit to the Olsen 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 Olsen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olsen Cemetery:
43.8189, -97.4281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olsen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olsen Cemetery is located in McCook County<2>.
The county seat for McCook County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southeast of the Olsen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olsen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Olsen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olsen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unityville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97665 <5>
- Canova Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Montrose.
- The Ramsey Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97431 <5>
- Ramsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ramsey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winfred Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Olsen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olsen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winfred
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junius is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
- Vilas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Canistota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prairie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Roswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dolton is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Fedora
(22 miles [35.4 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 Olsen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olsen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Canova
- Colton
- Emery
- Emery lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Olsen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emery.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Fulton
- Howard
- Humboldt
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Montrose
- Ramona
- Salem
- Spencer
- Vilas
- Vilas lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Olsen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vilas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
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 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 Olsen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to McCook 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 Olsen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1256882 (Olsen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1256882 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: McCook
- Est. Elev: 477 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Unityville
- Location given for Olsen Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8188662 Lon: -97.4281211
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including McCook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olsen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |