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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:

33.9870, -118.0462

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.

  • Olive Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Olive Grove Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hills Memorial Park
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <5>
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
  • Paradise Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Paradise Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Memorial Park
  • Little Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
    • The Park Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Park Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8254 <5>
  • Savannah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Savannah Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
  • Young Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Young Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Israel Cemetery
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Serbian Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7870 <5>
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Home of Peace Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Old Downey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Downey Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Downey Cemetery
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Los Angeles.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7901 <5>
    • Mausoleum of the Golden West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Artesia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Artesia Cemetery is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Cemetery
    • Memory Garden Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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)
  • South Whittier
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Whittier is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whittier
  • 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)
  • Fulton Wells
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton Wells is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Wells
  • 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)
    • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
  • Montebello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Downey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <6>
  • Studebaker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Studebaker is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studebaker
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • La Mirada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East La Mirada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
    • La Habra Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
    • South San Gabriel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • South San Gabriel is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Gabriel
    • 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)
      • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <6>
    • 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)
      • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
    • Carmenita
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
    • 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)
      • West Puente Valley is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Puente Valley
    • 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.

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 helpful 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #246266 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: Los Angeles
      • Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Whittier
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.986957     Lon: -118.046178
      • 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 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' 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.