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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   33.9870°   (33° 59' 13")

Lon:   -118.0462°   (-118° 2' 46")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County<2>.

The county seat for Los Angeles County is located in Los Angeles. Los Angeles lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

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 California:
  • Pages specific to Los Angeles County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • West Whittier - Los Nietos
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Whittier - Los Nietos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whittier - Los Nietos
      • West Whittier - Los Nietos is located in Los Angeles County
    • South Whittier
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whittier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
      • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Whittier
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pico Rivera
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Santa Fe Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South El Monte
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hacienda Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Avocado Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avocado Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
      • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • Montebello
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Downey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
      • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
    • Studebaker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
      • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Mirada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • East La Mirada
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East La Mirada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
        • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
      • La Habra Heights
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Habra Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
        • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
      • South San Gabriel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Gabriel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Gabriel
        • South San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
      • City of Industry
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassett
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • El Monte
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
        • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <5>
      • Bell Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosemead
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Norwalk
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
        • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
      • Carmenita
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmenita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
        • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
      • La Habra
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • La Puente
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Puente Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Puente Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Puente Valley
        • West Puente Valley is located in Los Angeles County
      • Monterey Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Commerce
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

    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 Los Angeles County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Whittier Heights Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <7>
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Paradise Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Memorial Park
    • Little Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russian Molokan Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Park Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • The Park Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Park Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8254 <7>
    • Savannah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
    • Young Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Israel Cemetery
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Serbian Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7870 <7>
      • Home of Peace Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
      • Beth Israel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Old Downey Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Downey Cemetery
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mausoleum of the Golden West
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mausoleum of the Golden West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mausoleum of the Golden West is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mausoleum of the Golden West
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Artesia Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artesia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artesia Cemetery
      • Memory Garden Memorial Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memory Garden Memorial Park is located in Orange County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park

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

    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 #246266  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #246266 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Whittier
      • County: Los Angeles         Elev: 95
      • Location given for GNIS #246266 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    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 California's counties, including Los Angeles, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9870, Longitude: -118.0462       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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