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:
33.3354, -86.3258
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 Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Nicholls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
- Old Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Arkwright Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arkwright Cemetery
- Baker Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Childersburg City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Childersburg City Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Childersburg City Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Rhoden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoden Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Raley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
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:
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Logan Martin Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Vincent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zubers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Winterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Comerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Calcis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mignon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oldfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Gantts Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
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. The following communities are located in Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Mignon
- Sylacauga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Talladega 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 #144912 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144912 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: Talladega
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Childersburg
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3353889 Lon: -86.3258103
- 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 Talladega, 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 obstructions 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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