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:
34.4782, -90.7501
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 Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Morning Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Section Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Section Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maney Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Polly Dots Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Polly Dots Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dots Cemetery
- Oak Grove Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- New Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Huma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Latour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Wabash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- West Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Lexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friars Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marvell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- LaGrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Elaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Phillips Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
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 Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Friars Point
- Helena
- West Helena
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 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 Phillips 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 #52330 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52330 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lakeview
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4781572 Lon: -90.7501109
- 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 Phillips, 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 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. |