Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Olive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olive. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Olive is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:
- Marshall County (The home county of Mount Olive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Ruth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Hog Jaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Askea Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Craig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Blountsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Simcoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Baileytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- South Vinemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Rogers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grove Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Whiton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rains ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Paint Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Lim Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hollytree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Larkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Swancott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Harris Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Center Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Country Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Tanner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Owens' Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Big Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Morgan City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Florette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Eva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Olive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rescue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Short Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Polly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (802 more) ...
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Oleander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valhermoso Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Whitesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talucah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Stringer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Olive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |