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:
34.5118, -90.9334
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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Ashberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashberry Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashberry Cemetery
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
- Mt. Shavery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Shavery Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shavery Cemetery
- Coffee Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pastel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pastel Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastel Cemetery
- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Schaffhauser Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffhauser Cemetery
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Postelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Postelle Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postelle Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Section Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Section Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- Smalley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smalley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
- Connells Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Connells Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connells Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Marvell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Turkey Scratch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Latour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lambrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Saint Charles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Aubrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- LaGrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 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. 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.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #65579 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65579 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: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marvell
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.511767 Lon: -90.9334485
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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