A visit to the Olgers 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 Olgers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olgers Cemetery:
37.1979, -77.5661
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olgers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olgers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the south of the Olgers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Olgers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olgers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Drivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Drivers Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gill Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Grove Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Meunier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Meunier Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meunier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meunier Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Matoaca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649584 <5>
- Dahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dahl Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahl Cemetery
- Mispah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mispah Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ettrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ettrick Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olgers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olgers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sutherland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Derby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Winterpock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
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 Olgers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olgers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Petersburg
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 Olgers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Olgers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1471896 (Olgers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471896 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sutherland
- Location given for Olgers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1979282 Lon: -77.5660999
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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 from Point A (ie- Olgers 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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