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:
34.6001, -93.7574
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Ida. Mount Ida lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Oden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden Cemetery
- Mullenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mullenix Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullenix Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Rocky Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cemetery
- Pencil Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pencil Bluff Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Amason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Amason Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amason Cemetery
- Amerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Amerson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amerson Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Grenade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grenade Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenade Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Goodner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goodner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodner Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shirley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Oden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56275 <5>
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
- The Lone Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Valley Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54814 <5>
- Wilhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Gortemiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gortemiller Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortemiller Cemetery
- Old Salyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salyer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salyer Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Oden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pencil Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Mount Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Norman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Washita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Big Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Manfred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caddo Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Little Texas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Joplin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Harvey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Fir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Fannie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Parks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Board Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Gravelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
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. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Gap
- Mount Ida
- Oden
- Oden lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
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 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 Montgomery 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 #63555 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #63555 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oden
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6000994 Lon: -93.7574182
- 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 Montgomery, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |