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:
32.1577, -84.1563
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 Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies just to the southwest 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 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.
- Freeman Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Hill Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Andersonville.
- The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andersonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328962 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- St. James - Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Staley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Tolen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolen Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- East Forsyth Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The English Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Andersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Americus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ellaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oglethorpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thalean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Leslie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Byromville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dooling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Ideal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chokee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Draneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
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 Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Americus
- Ellaville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sumter 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 #318719 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318719 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andersonville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1576625 Lon: -84.1562973
- 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 Sumter, 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. |