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:
31.7338, -85.1722
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 12 miles [19.3 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 20 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.
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Judson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- New Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lowell Cemetery
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freemount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Freemount Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freemount Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Bakerhill.
- The Freemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freemount (AME) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305431 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Methvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Methvin Cemetery is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methvin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shady Grove AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Screamer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bakerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Eufaula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Fort Gaines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Abbeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Clopton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Oakey Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Capps
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Bellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Cuthbert
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
- Louisville
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 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 Henry 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 #123279 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123279 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Gaines NW
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7337757 Lon: -85.1721544
- 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 Henry, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |