Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Olive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olive. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Olive is located in Faulkner County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Faulkner County: Cleburne, Conway, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:
- Faulkner County (The home county of Mount Olive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Guy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Beryl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Mayflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Quitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Menifee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Morrilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Oppelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Old Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Toad Suck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fourche is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Atkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Caglesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Holla Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Pottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Hector
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Secluded Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gravel Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Formosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Choctaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Green Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Eglantine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- El Paso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Romance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Bud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yell County
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Olive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Scroggin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McMillian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCullough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mallet Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Menifee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Linder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linder is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder
- Morrilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Lick Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Faulkner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |