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:
33.0785, -87.4692
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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 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.
- Duncanville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilgal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23009 <5>
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Shake Rag Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shake Rag Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Taylorville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville Cemetery
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- South Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandy Cemetery
- Memory Hill Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Gardens
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Oak Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oak Cemetery
- Hulls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hulls Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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:
- Duncanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Sahama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Alberta City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Pearson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Tuscaloosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Ingleside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Moundville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Peterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Holt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foster's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Brookwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
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 Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
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 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 Tuscaloosa 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 #158763 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158763 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duncanville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0784548 Lon: -87.4691704
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 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. |
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