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:
34.3062, -87.9098
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton 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 24 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.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Hodges.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23916 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- McCurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- The Holly Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cochran Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Burnt House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnt House Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Hodges
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hackleburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Vina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Burntout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Churntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Red Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Haleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bounds Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Boar Tush
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Pleasant Site
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Eastman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Delmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Littleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Denton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Marion 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 #138017 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138017 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hodges
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3062093 Lon: -87.9097559
- 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 Marion, 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 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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