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:
33.9440, -87.9817
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 Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Stanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stanford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford Cemetery
- Beaverton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sizemore Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Seven Oaks Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- Nesmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
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- Mt. Willing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Willing Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willing Cemetery
- Guin City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Guin City Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin City Cemetery
- Cantrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cantrell Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrell Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Taylor Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Beaverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Yampertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sulligent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Brilliant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gattman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bazemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Splunge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Riggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
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 Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
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 helpful 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 Lamar 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 #123282 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123282 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guin
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9439934 Lon: -87.9816954
- 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 Lamar, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |