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:
32.2221, -83.7955
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 Dooly County<2>.
The county seat for Dooly County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 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.
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Snow Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Snow Springs Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Byromville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274747 <5>
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- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Swearinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Swearinger Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearinger Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shade Arnold Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Vienna City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Vienna City Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna City Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Pinehurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byromville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dooling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oglethorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cordele
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pineview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Finleyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
- Cobb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Seville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kathleen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Dooly County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cordele
- Hawkinsville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Unadilla
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dooly 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 #318720 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318720 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: Dooly
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinehurst
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2221067 Lon: -83.7954549
- 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 Dooly, 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 obstructions 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. |