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:
33.6093, -82.7804
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 Taliaferro County<2>.
The county seat for Taliaferro County is located in Crawfordville. Crawfordville lies just to the west 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Mercer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Sandy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Cross Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross Cemetery
- Sandy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Cross Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross Cemetery
- Stewart - Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturdivant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant Cemetery
- Mill Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Raytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Raytown Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown Cemetery
- Raytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Raytown Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old South Liberty Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old South Liberty Church Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Liberty Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old South Liberty Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Sharon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37097 <5>
- South Liberty Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Saggus - Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Saggus - Lyle Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saggus - Lyle Cemetery
- Greater Level Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Bell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bell Family Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Family Cemetery
- The Bell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bell - Lance Family Cemetery
- Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cliffords Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Crawfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rayle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mesena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Union Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tignall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
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 Taliaferro County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Lincolnton
- Thomson
- Union Point
- Warrenton
- Washington
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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Taliaferro 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 #347634 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347634 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: Taliaferro
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharon
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6092984 Lon: -82.7804189
- 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 Taliaferro, 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 obstructions 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. |