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:
31.6707, -83.2360
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 Ben Hill County<2>.
The county seat for Ben Hill County is located in Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald lies just to the north 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- Mc Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mc Cook Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mc Cook Cemetery
- Ocilla City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ocilla City Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla City Cemetery
- Whitleys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitleys Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleys Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Kiokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kiokee Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- Arbor Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Church Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arbor Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Fitzgerald.
- The Arbor Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32582 <5>
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Englewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Englewood Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evertt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evertt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evertt Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mystic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mystic Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Rinor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rinor Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinor Cemetery
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Osierfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Osierfield Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osierfield Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Dicksons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dicksons Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksons Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Fitzgerald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ocilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Wray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ambrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enigma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alapaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Rhine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Rochelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ben Hill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Alapaha
- Ashburn
- Broxton
- Irwinville
- Ocilla
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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Ben Hill 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 #335396 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335396 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: Ben Hill
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fitzgerald East
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6707432 Lon: -83.2359875
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Ben Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |