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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 ...

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

Lat:   30.4267°   (30° 25' 36")

Lon:   -83.9194°   (-83° 55' 9")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

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 Florida:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

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

    • Waukeenah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Wacissa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aucilla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Capitola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
    • Miccosukee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Tallahassee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Marks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in Madison County
      • Wakulla Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
        • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Boston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
        • Boston is located in Thomas County (GA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Walker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Mt. Marille Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Marille Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Mt. Marille Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marille Cemetery
    • Oakfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Broomsage Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scruggs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scruggs Cemetery
    • Willie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Willie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Willie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willie Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jones Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Sneeds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sneeds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sneeds Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Runner Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Runner Cemetery is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runner Cemetery
      • Wiliams Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Browns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Browns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
      • Roseland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Texas Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Skipper Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cooksey / Hornesby Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bishop Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • Emery Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Emery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
      • Kinsey Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
      • Bellamy Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery

    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 #287249  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #287249 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: Waukeenah
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 63
      • Location given for GNIS #287249 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

    The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 30.4267, Longitude: -83.9194    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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