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:
37.1943, -78.1822
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 Nottoway County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Olive Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Crewe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crewe Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe Cemetery
- Strum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Strum Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wards Chapel Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Chapel Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Blendon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blendon Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Towler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Towler Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towler Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Lunsalord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lunsalord Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunsalord Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall 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:
- Burkeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crewe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Meherrin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodophil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cotton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Amelia Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden - Sydney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Blake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Kenbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Wilsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Guinea Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Tuggle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oral Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Lodore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
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 Nottoway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olive Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Blackstone
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Olive Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
- Kenbridge
- Victoria
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 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 Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Nottoway 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 #1471898 (Olive Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471898 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: Nottoway
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crewe West
- Location given for Olive Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1943194 Lon: -78.1822198
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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 Nottoway, 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> | 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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