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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   33.3721°   (33° 22' 19")

Lon:   -91.6826°   (-91° 40' 57")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ashley County<2>.

The county seat for Ashley County is located in Hamburg. Hamburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Judkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Judkins Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Griswould Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswould Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griswould Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • Central Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55802 <5>
  • Cotham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cotham Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Promise Land Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Promise Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Promise Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Promise Land Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ashley County
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Troy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Troy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Lone Sassafras Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Sassafras Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Sassafras Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Sassafras Cemetery is located in Drew County
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Norris Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Hill Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • New Texas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Texas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Texas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Texas Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Deal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deal Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Kirkpatrick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkpatrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Roper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roper Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Centerpoint Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerpoint Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerpoint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Drew County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Fountain Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Lacey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Drew County
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jerome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Drew County
  • Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long View Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
    • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
  • Dermott
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Parkdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Parkdale is located in Ashley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <6>
  • Johnsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • North Crossett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Rose Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Wilmot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Wilmar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Wilmar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Sumpter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
    • Crossett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
      • Crossett is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <6>
    • Lake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <6>
    • Selma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
    • West Crossett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • McGehee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Barkada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barkada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
      • Barkada is located in Drew County

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 Ashley County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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 #62354  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #62354 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mist
    • County: Ashley         Elev: 54
    • Location given for GNIS #62354 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3721, Longitude: -91.6826       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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