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:
39.7576, -75.5971
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 New Castle County<2>.
The county seat for New Castle County is located in Wilmington. Wilmington lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cathedral Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral Cemetery
- The Cathedral Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104359 <5>
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Wilmington.
- The Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lower Brandywine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #289047 <5>
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jewish Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lombardy Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardy Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Quaker Meeting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newark Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newark Union Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Union Cemetery
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Glebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glebe Cemetery is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lancaster Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lancaster Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Village
- Elsmere
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
- Kentmere
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kentmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentmere
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Duncan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Village
- Champlin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Village
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montchanin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
- Cokesbury Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Village
- Lindell Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- Marshallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilmington Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Talleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mendenhall Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Pike Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Edgemoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Yorklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hockessin
(5 miles [8 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 New Castle 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 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 Delaware:
- Pages specific to New Castle 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 #214345 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #214345 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: New Castle
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmington North
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7576128 Lon: -75.597148
- 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 Delaware's counties, including New Castle, 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- 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. |