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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:

33.0690, -86.1369

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 Coosa County<2>.

The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 13 miles [20.9 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Parkdale Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollins Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Crestview Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Darby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Darby Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
  • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
  • Summer Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
  • Bethany Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Stewartville.
    • The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Bethany Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <5>
  • Stewartville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • O'Neil Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The O'Neil Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neil Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Goodwater.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329698 <5>
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
    • Old Marietta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Marietta Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marietta Cemetery
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
    • Greenview Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hatchett Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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:

  • Mount Olive
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Hollins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hollins is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Goodwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stewartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Kellyton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Sylacauga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Weogufka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
  • Oldfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
  • Mignon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
  • Gantts Quarry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
  • Hackneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
  • Hissop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hissop is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Rockford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Ray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Comerdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Comerdale is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
    • Cottage Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Millerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Millerville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Zubers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zubers is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
    • Fishpond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Alexander City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Chambers Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
    • Fayetteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville

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 Coosa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive 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 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 Mt. Olive Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Coosa 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 #161736  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161736 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: Coosa
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hollins
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.069008     Lon: -86.1369147
      • 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 Coosa, 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 obstructions 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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