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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mount Olive. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mount Olive to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Olive, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Olive ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Mount Olive is historic, it would have been located within present day Thomas County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Mount Olive)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Dewey City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Newark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Ochlocknee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <3>
    • Hansell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Meigs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pavo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Barwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Quitman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Empress
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • Fodie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Funston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hartsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Moultrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Climax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Attapulgus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Vada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Fowlstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Midway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Cairo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Spence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Whigham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Calvary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cotton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pebble City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
    • Camilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <3>
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • Havana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Waukeenah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Iamonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Miccosukee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Capitola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Tallahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.

Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.

  • Pebble Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pebble Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pebble Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pebble Hill Workers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pebble Hill Workers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pebble Hill Workers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sinkola Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinkola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinkola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Flipper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Cemetery #1
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Cemetery #2
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Peaceful Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peaceful Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peaceful Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pierce Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rawls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.

  • Thomasville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Metcalf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
  • Ochlocknee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
    • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <3>
  • Iamonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Miccosukee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Patten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Chastain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Meigs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
  • Bradfordville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.

Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:

The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8155, Longitude: -84.0521       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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