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:
32.5104, -87.7195
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 Hale County<2>.
The county seat for Hale County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 26 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.
- John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Willis - Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Gilfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilfield Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfield Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Casemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Casemore Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casemore Cemetery
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Micken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Micken Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micken Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Longer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longer Cemetery
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Alex Chapel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Gallion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Faunsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Pin Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Ellawhite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Sawyerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Hale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Forkland
- Greensboro
- Linden
- Uniontown
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 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 Hale 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 #158580 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158580 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: Hale
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Casemore
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5104133 Lon: -87.7194539
- 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 Hale, 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |