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:
36.8293, -77.7725
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 Brunswick County<2>.
The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the southwest of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olive Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Raney Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raney Cemetery
- St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrenceville Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
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- New Hope Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Zion Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cut Banks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cut Banks Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Banks Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Flournoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Flournoy Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Ruffin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ruffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffin Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Dolphin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
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- Edgerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Callaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Ezell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Radium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Powellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- McKenney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Gholsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lochleven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Darvills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Brodnax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Ankum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Emporia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jarratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
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 Brunswick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Brunswick 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 #1494017 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494017 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: Brunswick
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrenceville
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8293148 Lon: -77.7724925
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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 Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, 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 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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