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:
36.6438, -78.0581
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 Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Olive Branch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- La Crosse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The La Crosse Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- Little Bethel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingswood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
- The Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebony Assembly of God Cemetery
- Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
- The Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wright Family Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Wray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- West View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Hagood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brodnax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bracey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Gholsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Gasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Palmer Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Ezell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Opie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Wise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Dunns Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Henrico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Norlina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bagleys Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lochleven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
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 Mecklenburg 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mecklenburg 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 #1500776 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500776 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Crosse
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6437563 Lon: -78.0580506
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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 Mecklenburg, 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- 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. |