A visit to the Mount Olive East 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 East Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive East Cemetery:
31.7004, -86.5969
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive East Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olive East Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Olive East Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Olive East Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive East Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Antioch West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Antioch West Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch West Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive East Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Industry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Butler County
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- Bolling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Oaky Streak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Georgiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKenzie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Shacklesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cherokee Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Honoraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Forest Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luverne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mixonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
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 East Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive East Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Fort Deposit
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Luverne
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 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 East Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 East Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135778 (Mount Olive East Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135778 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pigeon Creek
- Location given for Mount Olive East Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7004347 Lon: -86.5969157
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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 Butler, 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 East 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. |