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:
35.5420, -90.1073
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 Mississippi County<2>.
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Uzzell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Uzzell Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uzzell Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Harston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harston Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harston Cemetery
- Bowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louise Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Cemetery
- Golden Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Golden Lake Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake Cemetery
- Rivercrest Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Little Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rupe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Joiner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56700 <5>
- Nodena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nodena Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Bassett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Bardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Joiner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Marie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Frenchmans Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Corona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corona is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Dyess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Driver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Denwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Whitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Keiser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Birdsong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Athelstan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Drummonds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Carroll's Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ridge is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Lepanto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tyronza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Etowah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
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 Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dyess
- Dyess lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyess.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Lepanto
- Osceola
- Randolph
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Mississippi 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 #52333 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52333 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: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilson
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5420258 Lon: -90.107314
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- 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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