A visit to the Oliver 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 Oliver Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oliver Cemetery:
36.4873, -88.1611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oliver Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oliver Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Oliver Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Chumley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chumley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumley Cemetery
- Lax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lax Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Cemetery
- Linville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Linville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Townley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Townley Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
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- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Jarrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jarrell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell Cemetery
- Shackleford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shackleford Cemetery is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliver Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Puryear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- India
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Whitlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harris Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snider
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Big Sandy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Manleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Faxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- McKinnon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Protemus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bumpus Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirksey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
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 Oliver Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliver Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Oliver Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296419 (Oliver Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296419 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Oliver Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4872768 Lon: -88.1611467
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Henry, 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 from Point A (ie- Oliver 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. |