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:
31.5554, -85.7727
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 Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roeton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sammon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Brundidge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22822 <5>
- Hawhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hawhill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawhill Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ariton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Tennille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Roeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Mixson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Mabson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Skipperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Wilkinstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Pronto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- New Brockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Ewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
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 Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Ozark
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 Dale 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 #123278 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123278 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brundidge SE
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5554438 Lon: -85.7727186
- 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 Dale, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |