A visit to the Mount Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
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 Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
Lat: 32.3867° (32° 23' 12")
Lon: -83.7308° (-83° 43' 50")
The Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Houston County<1>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Perry. Perry lies just to the north of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Means Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Means Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Means Lane Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elko Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elko Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elko Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Free Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoses Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hoses Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lester Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Hayneville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayneville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hayneville Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Oaklevel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dooly County
- Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandbed MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perry Memorial Gardens is located in Houston County
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]<2> of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clinchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unadilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Unadilla is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <6>
- Kathleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
- Kathleen is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <6>
- Miami Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bonaire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marshallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <6>
- Fort Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dooling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Byromville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warner Robins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <6>
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oglethorpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Echeconnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cochran
- Cochran lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cochran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Hawkinsville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Unadilla
- Vienna
- Vienna lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Warner Robins
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 Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Houston, 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 things 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 Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3867, Longitude: -83.7308 |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |