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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. 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:

33.5265, -92.8796

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 Ouachita County<2>.

The county seat for Ouachita County is located in Camden. Camden lies just to the north northeast 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 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cullendale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cullendale Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale Cemetery
  • Patton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Jewish Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jewish Rest Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Memorial Park is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
    • Eternal Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eternal Rest Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eternal Rest Cemetery
    • Whitefield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
    • Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Camden.
      • The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Willie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164278 <5>
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Cullendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
  • Lufra ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
  • Pace City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • East Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Camden is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Louann
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Vanduzer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanduzer is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduzer
  • Bragg City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bragg City is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Stephens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smackover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chidester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chidester is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chidester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wyloe ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wyloe is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyloe
    • Mount Holly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Land
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Land is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
    • Joyce City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Lisbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lisbon is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Milner ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Milner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Norphlet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Norphlet is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Dumas City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dumas City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Bluff City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Zama ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Zama is located in Nevada County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zama

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 Ouachita 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 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 Ouachita 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 #52327  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52327 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: Ouachita
      • Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camden SW
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.526505     Lon: -92.8796077
      • 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 Ouachita, 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 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.