A visit to the Mount Olive 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 Mt. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
31.9038, -87.6839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Danzy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Danzy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzy Cemetery
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Choctaw Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McFadden Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Airmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Airmount Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmount Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225460 <5>
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Andrew Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thomasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Nettleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Dickinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Lower Peach Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Kimbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yellow Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Dixon's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Anne Manie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Grove Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Asahel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Lamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Zimco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Whatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Nellie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Moss ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sweet Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
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 Mt. Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mt. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Mt. Olive Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123280 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123280 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomasville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9037633 Lon: -87.6838905
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Olive 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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